In vivo assessment by intravascular ultrasound of enlargement in saphenous vein bypass grafts

These data demonstrate that saphenous vein grafts enlarge at sites of focal atherosclerosis and preserve luminal area for narrowing of < 30% of the cross-sectional vessel area.

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Published inThe American journal of cardiology Vol. 76; no. 14; pp. 1066 - 1069
Main Authors Mendelsohn, Farrell O., Foster, Gary P., Palacios, Igor F., Weyman, Arthur E., Weissman, Neil J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 15.11.1995
Elsevier
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiovascular disease
Coronary Artery Bypass
Coronary Artery Disease - diagnostic imaging
Coronary vessels
Dilatation, Pathologic - diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Male
Medical research
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Saphenous Vein - diagnostic imaging
Saphenous Vein - pathology
Saphenous Vein - transplantation
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Ultrasonography, Interventional
Vascular surgery: aorta, extremities, vena cava. Surgery of the lymphatic vessels
Sonography
Human
Treatment
Bypass
Saphenous vein
Surgery
Echography
Exploration
Graft
Widening
Ultrasonic transducer
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Summary:These data demonstrate that saphenous vein grafts enlarge at sites of focal atherosclerosis and preserve luminal area for narrowing of < 30% of the cross-sectional vessel area.
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ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/S0002-9149(99)80299-9