Towards Endoscopic No-Touch Saphenous Vein Graft Harvesting in Coronary Bypass Surgery

ABSTRACT The saphenous vein is the most used conduit for coronary artery bypass surgery. However, the patency rate of this graft is inferior to the internal thoracic artery patency rate, which is the gold standard. Using the conventional technique, the saphenous vein is harvested via a large open in...

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Main Authors: Tomislav Kopjar, Michael R. Dashwood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2022-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382022001000057&lng=en&tlng=en