Key result
Saphenous vein grafts in place for ≥3.5 months consistently developed lesions, with 5 of 6 grafts showing intimal fibrous proliferation resulting in near or complete luminal occlusion.
Population
Segments of saphenous vein used as a graft between the aorta and a coronary artery in the surgical treatment…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
3.5 months or longer
Authors
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May prompt early SVG surveillance post-CABG; leaves open incidence, mechanisms, and preventability in larger cohorts.
Observational
Saphenous vein grafts exposed to arterial pressure can rapidly develop intimal fibrous proliferation leading to near or complete occlusion within months.
Vlodaver et al. (1971) conducted an observational in Coronary atherosclerosis. Aortic-coronary arterial saphenous vein grafts was evaluated on Pathologic changes in saphenous vein grafts. Saphenous vein grafts in place for ≥3.5 months consistently developed lesions, with 5 of 6 grafts showing intimal fibrous proliferation resulting in near or complete luminal occlusion.
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