Maximilian Y Emmert, Johannes Bonatti, Etem Caliskan, Mario Gaudino, Martin Grabenwöger, Martin T Grapow, Paul Phillip Heinisch, Teresa Kieser-Prieur, Ki-Bong Kim, Attila Kiss, Fatima Mouriquhe, Markus Mach, Adrianna Margariti, John Pepper, Louis P Perrault, Bruno K Podesser, John Puskas, David P Taggart, Om P Yadava, Bernhard Winkler
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is and continues to be the preferred revascularization strategy in patients with multivessel disease. Graft selection has been shown to influence the outcomes following CABG. During the last almost 60 years saphenous vein grafts (SVG) together with the internal mammary artery have become the standard of care for patients undergoing CABG surgery. While there is little doubt about the benefits, the patency rates are constantly under debate. Despite its acknowledged limitations in terms of long-term patency due to intimal hyperplasia, the saphenous vein is still the most often used graft...
2024: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine