Acute arterial haemodynamics activation of endothelial to mesenchymal transition in long saphenous veins. Impact on vein graft disease

Saphenous Vein Graft Aneurysms

Saphenous vein graft intervention discussion on acute vein graft occlusion intervention.

We read with interest the State-of-the-Art paper on saphenous vein graft (SVG) intervention by Lee et al. (1), and commend the authors for a comprehensive review. We would like to highlight that the review failed to mention the management of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction due to acute SVG occlusion. Retrospective data (2,3) have confirmed his area remains a particularly high-risk su...

Understanding saphenous vein graft patency.

Saphenous vein was the conduit used in the first series of coronary surgery, and, with the exception of revascularization of the left anterior descending coronary artery, it remains the most commonly used conduit.1 There are several reasons for this. First, because of its relatively large diameter and wall characteristics, it is technically easy to use; second, it is plentiful, and therefore ca...

Ruptured saphenous vein graft aneurysm.

Ruptured saphenous vein graft (SVG) aneurysm is a rare source of significant morbidity and mortality. SVG is a common technique of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), but vein graft aneurysm and ruptured SVG aneurysm have not received the required attention as only few case reports exist. We present the case of a 50-year old man with ruptured vein graft aneurysm who had significant postoper...

Bypass graft stent fracture leading to saphenous vein graft pseudoaneurysm.

An 83-year-old man, with a history of coronary artery bypass graft surgery 19 years before presentation and subsequent percutaneous coronary intervention to saphenous vein graft with placement of a paclitaxel drug-eluting stent 16 years later, presented with a 2-week history of fevers, productive cough, and pleuritic chest pain. He was found to have leukocytosis and chest x-ray evidence of pneu...