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ArticleMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2024

The Saphenous Vein Graft: Can a Frog Become a Princess?

Antonio Maria Calafiore, Sotirios Prapas, Ignazio Condello, Konstantinos Katsavrias, Giuseppe Nasso, Mario Gaudino

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Article in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Keeping NO in No-Touch Saphenous Vein Bypass Grafts.Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Antonio Maria Calafiore1st Department of Cardiac Surgery, Henry Dunant Hospital, Leof. Mesogeion 107, 11526 Athens, Greece.
Sotirios Prapas1st Department of Cardiac Surgery, Henry Dunant Hospital, Leof. Mesogeion 107, 11526 Athens, Greece.
Ignazio CondelloDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Anthea Hospital GVM Care and Research, Via Camillo Rosalba 35/37, 70124 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1192-1908
Konstantinos Katsavrias1st Department of Cardiac Surgery, Henry Dunant Hospital, Leof. Mesogeion 107, 11526 Athens, Greece.
Giuseppe NassoDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Anthea Hospital GVM Care and Research, Via Camillo Rosalba 35/37, 70124 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3519-770X
Mario GaudinoDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, 1300 York Ave., New York, NY 10065, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4680-0815

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The saphenous vein graft (SVG) has been a cornerstone of coronary bypass surgery, but its long-term patency is limited by accelerated atherosclerosis. Recent advancements, including the no-touch technique and the use of SVG as a limb of the left internal thoracic artery (LITA), have shown promise in improving outcomes. Both approaches enhance nitric oxide (NO) availability, a key factor in promoting endothelial stability and arterial-like behavior in the SVG. Among these, the LITA-SVG connection may offer superior long-term benefits due to sustained NO supplementation. This paper argues that the SVG, with proper strategies, can indeed achieve outcomes comparable to arterial grafts.

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Coronary Artery BypassMammary ArteriesSaphenous VeinHumansNitric OxideTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVascular PatencyNitric Oxidecomposite graftnitric oxidesaphenous vein graftshear stress

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PMID39768797
PMCPMC11676900

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