Open AccessPedicled no-touch saphenous vein graft harvest limits vascular smooth muscle cell activation: the PATENT saphenous vein graft study†
Author(s) -
Subodh Verma,
Fina Lovren,
Yi Pan,
Bobby Yanagawa,
Saswata Deb,
Reena Karkhanis,
Adrian Quan,
Hwee Teoh,
Randi Feder-Elituv,
Fuad Moussa,
Domingos Souza,
Stephen E. Fremes
Publication year - 2013
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 - 10.1093/ejcts/ezt560
Subject(s) - saphenous vein graft , vein , medicine , great saphenous vein , lower limbs venous ultrasonography , vascular smooth muscle , smooth muscle , saphenous veins , surgery , anatomy , cardiology , artery
Neointimal hyperplasia secondary to vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) activation limits the long-term patency of saphenous vein grafts (SVGs). We compared markers of vascular injury and VSMC activation in SVGs harvested using the pedicled 'no-touch' (NT) vs the conventional (CON) technique.
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