Saphenous vein grafts in contemporary coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 27 August 2019; doi:10.1038/s41569-019-0249-3Although saphenous vein grafts (SVGs) are the most commonly used conduit in coronary artery bypass graft surgery, vein graft failure (VGF) occurs in almost half of all patients with SVGs by 10 years after surgery. In this Review, Caliskan and colleagues discuss approaches to prevent saphenous VGF, including optimal harvesting techniques and intraoperative preservation strategies.

Source: Nature Reviews Cardiology - August 26, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Etem Caliskan Domingos Ramos de Souza Andreas B öning Oliver J. Liakopoulos Yeong-Hoon Choi John Pepper C. Michael Gibson Louis P. Perrault Randall K. Wolf Ki-Bong Kim Maximilian Y. Emmert Source Type: research