The expansion of no-touch harvesting sequential vein graft after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim of the study

Many studies support that the no-touch (NT) procedure can improve the patency rate of vein grafts. However, it is not clear that the sequential vein graft early expansion in the NT technique during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). This study will explore this issue.

Methods

This was a prospective single-center randomized controlled clinical trial. A total of 100 patients undergoing off-pump CABG with the sequential saphenous graft were randomly assigned to two groups: the NT and conventional (CON) groups. Perioperative and postoperative data were collected during the hospital stay. The mean diameter of sequential grafts was measured using cardiac computed tomography angiography 3 months after the operation.

Results

There

SUBMITTER: Hou X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8252464 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature