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Mechanical trauma from surgical preparation and changes in the arterial mechanical environment contribute to intimal hyperplasia and reduced patency in saphenous vein grafts.
Mechanical factors during harvest and arterialization contribute to saphenous vein graft intimal hyperplasia, suggesting that altering the mechanical environment may improve graft patency.
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Minimizing surgical trauma during vein harvest may improve patency; leaves open optimal strategies to address arterial mechanical mismatch.
Gooch et al. (2017) conducted a review in Saphenous vein graft failure. Saphenous vein grafts was evaluated. Mechanical trauma from surgical preparation and changes in the arterial mechanical environment contribute to intimal hyperplasia and reduced patency in saphenous vein grafts.
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