Impact of the no-touch harvesting technique on the vessel diameter of saphenous vein grafts for coronary artery bypass grafting

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Objectives

To explore the impact of the no-touch harvesting technique on the vessel diameter of saphenous vein grafts.

Methods

This retrospective, single-center study enrolled 166 patients who underwent isolated coronary artery bypass grafting using saphenous vein grafts. Saphenous vein grafts were harvested conventionally in 83 patients (conventional group) and using the no-touch technique in 83 patients (no-touch group). We analyzed graft patency and the vessel diameters of saphenous vein grafts in the pre- and postoperative states. The diameter mismatch between the saphenous vein grafts and the coronary artery at the anastomotic site was also measured; preoperative diameter was measured using ultrasound imaging, and the postoperative diameter was measured using electro

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC9579731 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature