Saphenous vein graft (SVG) stenosis or occlusion is the Achilles heel for a more liberal use of this type of graft in coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) for myocardial revascularization. During the first month after CABG, around 10% of SVG can be occluded due to surgical technique failure or thrombosis. At the end of the first year 15% of SVG can be occluded due to intimal hyperplasia. Perfect surgical technique, careful handling of the saphenous vein avoiding graft overdistension and […]

Saphenous vein graft (SVG) stenosis or occlusion is the Achilles heel for a more liberal use of this type of graft in coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) for myocardial revascularization. During the first month after CABG, around 10% of SVG can be occluded due to surgical technique failure or thrombosis. At the end of the first year 15% of SVG can be occluded due to intimal hyperplasia. Perfect surgical technique, careful handling of the saphenous vein avoiding graft overdistension and […]

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death in the world, with coronary heart disease being the main etiology, accounting in 2016 for 31% of global deaths. Myocardial infarction (MI) is usually due to changes in the arterial wall or thrombotic occlusion of a coronary vessel caused by the rupture of a vulnerable plaque., Instability in the atherosclerotic plaque is the result of local and systemic oxidative stress, thus leading to platelet activation and formation of aggregates in the […]