External stenting of vein grafts in coronary artery bypass grating: interim results from a two centers prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

previous studies evaluating external stents for saphenous vein grafts (SVG) in CABG were limited to on-pump isolated CABG and single grafting technique with one external stent per patient. The objective of this prospective study was to evaluate the safety and the short-term performance of external stents in a heterogeneous group of patients who underwent on- and off-pump CABG, single and sequential grafting.

Methods

102 patients undergoing CABG were enrolled in two centers. All patients received internal mammary artery to the left anterior descending artery and additional arterial and/or venous grafts. In each patient, at least one SVG was supported with an external stent. Grafts' patency and SVG lumen uniformity were assessed using CT angiography at a pre-defined

SUBMITTER: Weltert LP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8042696 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature