One-year patency rates of saphenous vein grafts harvested using the no-touch technique in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is an effective and durable treatment for coronary artery atherosclerotic heart disease. However, stenosis or occlusion of vein grafts frequently occurs after CABG, posing a significant challenge in postoperative management. This study aims to evaluate the clinical efficacy of saphenous vein graft (SVG) harvesting using the no-touch technique during off-pump CABG (OPCABG).

Methods

In this prospective study, a comparative analysis of 1-year postoperative graft patency rates between left internal mammary artery (LIMA) grafts and SVGs harvested using the no-touch technique was conducted. The recruiting and data collection period was between June 2018 and December 2020. The study included 140 patients who underwent OPCABG at the

SUBMITTER: Bu JQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11921173 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature