The Controversy of Using Insufficient Great Saphenous Veins in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Comparative Morphological Analysis of Healthy and Insufficient Veins Related to the Possibility of Using Them as a Graft

• Published in: Biomedicines Vol. 12; no. 3; p. 476
• Main Authors: Părău, Andrei Florin, Manzur, Andrei Raul, Mihaicuta, Stefan, Petrache, Ioan Adrian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 21.02.2024; MDPI
• Subjects: Acute coronary syndromes; Bypass; Cardiovascular disease; Clinical outcomes; Coronary artery; Coronary artery bypass; coronary bypass; Coronary vessels; Health care; Heart surgery; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Morphology; Pathology; Physical characteristics; Smooth muscle; Statistical analysis; Surgeons; Surgery; Varicose veins; Vascularization; vein graft; Veins; venous wall morphology; Romania; coronary bypass; venous wall morphology; varicose veins; vein graft

Despite advancements in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), the optimal choice of graft material remains a subject of investigation. This study aimed to comprehensively analyze the morphological characteristics of varicose veins, exploring their potential utilization in CABG compared to healthy...