Slower progression of atherosclerosis in vein grafts harvested with ‘no touch’ technique compared with conventional harvesting technique in coronary artery bypass grafting: an angiographic and intravascular ultrasound study | Zendy

Benny Johansson | Zendy; Domingos Souza | Zendy; Lennart Bodin | Zendy; Derek Filbey | Zendy; Andrzej Loesch | Zendy; Håkan Geijer | Zendy; Leif Bojö | Zendy

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Slower progression of atherosclerosis in vein grafts harvested with ‘no touch’ technique compared with conventional harvesting technique in coronary artery bypass grafting: an angiographic and intravascular ultrasound study

Author(s) -

Benny Johansson,

Domingos Souza,

Lennart Bodin,

Derek Filbey,

Andrzej Loesch,

Håkan Geijer,

Leif Bojö

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.02.007

Subject(s) - intravascular ultrasound , medicine , intimal hyperplasia , artery , lumen (anatomy) , stenosis , bypass grafting , cardiology , surgery , ultrasound , vein , radiology , smooth muscle

In a long-term randomised coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) study, the patency rate using a new 'no touch' (NT) vein-graft preparation technique was superior to the conventional (C) technique. This cineangiographic and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) substudy examined possible mechanisms.

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