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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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| No-touch vein grafts to LAD |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| No-touch harvesting technique | Procedure | The saphenous vein is harvested with a pedicle of surrounding tissue. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Total patency of the no-touch vein grafts. | Mean time 8 years. |
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All patients that performed coronary artery bypass surgery between 2003-2008 and received a no-touch saphenous vein graft to the left anterior descending artery were included consecutively.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Ninos Samano, MD | Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden | Principal Investigator |
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| ID | Term |
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| D017202 | Myocardial Ischemia |
| D050197 | Atherosclerosis |
| ID | Term |
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| D006331 | Heart Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |
| D001161 | Arteriosclerosis |
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| D001157 |
| Arterial Occlusive Diseases |