Harvesting techniques of the saphenous vein graft for coronary artery bypass: Insights from a network meta-analysis.

Yujiro Yokoyama Junichi Shimamura Hisato Takagi Toshiki Kuno

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2021)

NT vein harvesting is favorable for graft patency, and OVH showed higher all-cause mortality than EVH. Further well-powered RCTs are needed to confirm our findings.

Keyphrases

coronary artery bypass
percutaneous coronary intervention
energy transfer
coronary artery disease
acute coronary syndrome
atrial fibrillation