The Long-term Results of the No-touch Vein Graft to the Left Anterior Descending Artery.

Örebro County Council97 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the no-touch saphenous vein grafts that were used in coronary artery bypass surgery between 2003-2008 had a patency rate comparable to the left internal thoracic artery when the vein grafts were anatomised to the left anterior descending artery.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Ischemic Heart Disease Atherosclerosis

Interventions

No-touch harvesting techniquePROCEDURE

The saphenous vein is harvested with a pedicle of surrounding tissue.

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Coronary artery bypass grafting performed at the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Örebro Universtiy Hospital between 2003-2008. 2. Saphenous vein graft harvesting using the no-touch technique. 3. The saphenous vein anastomised to the left anterior descending artery. 4. Informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Allergy to contrast media. 2. Impaired renal function. 3. Inability to conduct the study according to protocol.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Total patency of the no-touch vein grafts.

Time frame: Mean time 8 years.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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