Diameter and compliance of the greater saphenous vein - effect of age and nitroglycerine

• Published in: Clinical physiology and functional imaging Vol. 31; no. 4; pp. 300 - 306
• Main Authors: Zachrisson, H., Lindenberger, M., Hallman, D., Ekman, M., Neider, D., Länne, T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2011; Blackwell
• Subjects: Adult; Age; Aged; Aging - drug effects; Aging - pathology; Biological and medical sciences; by pass surgery; compliance; Cuffs; Elastic Modulus - drug effects; Elastic Modulus - physiology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; graft; Humans; Male; Mathematical analysis; MEDICIN; MEDICINE; Men; Nitroglycerin - pharmacology; Occlusion; Saphenous Vein - anatomy & histology; Saphenous Vein - drug effects; Saphenous Vein - physiology; Surgery; Thigh; Vasodilator Agents - pharmacology; Veins; venous ultrasound; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; venous ultrasound; by pass surgery; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Saphenous vein; Surgery; Nitroglycerin; compliance; Organic nitrate; Graft; Ultrasound; Age; Diameter; graft

Summary Objectives:  The greater saphenous vein (GSV) is commonly used in autologous vein graft surgery. GSV diameter has proven to influence graft patency, and furthermore venous compliance might be of importance. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effect of age on GSV diameter and compli...