Population
55 autopsied patients with 97 saphenous vein coronary artery bypass grafts
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Case_series
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May indicate thrombus-to-plaque conversion in saphenous vein grafts; leaves open implications for antithrombotic therapy post-CABG.
Early concentric intimal thrombus in saphenous vein bypass grafts may convert into fibrous plaque, contributing to accelerated atherosclerosis.
Bulkley et al. (1977) studied this question.
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