The mechanism, prediction, and prevention of saphenous vein grafts stenosis in early stage / 中华胸心血管外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Coronary artery bypass grafting is one of preferred therapy of coronary artery diseases, especially in severe coronary arteries stenosis. Grafts for CABG are optional, but the most used of graft is still saphenous vein, which has characteristics in convenience of harvesting, sufficient of length, and minimal affection of blood supply. Comparing with arterial grafts, pro-stenosis factors in saphenous vein graft are more like expressing. In early stage of stenosis of saphenous vein graft, intimal injury, acute thrombogenesis, and hyperplasia of venous smooth muscle cells, are risk factors which also influence long stage of stenosis. The article aimed to briefly illustrate mechanism, prediction, and prevention in early stage of SVG stenosis.