Open AccessThe Short-Term Patency Rate of a Saphenous Vein Bridge Using the No-Touch Technique in off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Vein Harvesting
Author(s) -
Teng-Yue Zhao,
Ji-Qiang Bu,
Jun Gu,
Yu Liu,
Wenli Zhang,
Ziying Chen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s311249
Subject(s) - medicine , artery , perioperative , bridge (graph theory) , cardiology , great saphenous vein , myocardial bridge , off pump coronary artery bypass , bypass grafting , vein , surgery , coronary angiography , myocardial infarction
This study aimed to examine the short-term effect of the no-touch technique on the patency rate of a great saphenous vein (GSV) bridge used during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG).