Factors affecting intimal hyperplasia of saphenous vein graft / 中华胸心血管外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective Saphenous vein graft(SVG) re-stenosis has an severe adverse effect on the long-term prognosis of coronary artery bypass grafting.Intimal hyperplasia(IH) is the prima~ cause and basic pathology of SVG re-stenosis.Comparing to arterial graft IH,different factors promotc IH of SVG.In this review,we summarized the special factors promoting IH of SVG.