CHICAGO, IL—For patients undergoing CABG with vein grafts, endoscopic harvesting in expert hands is on par with traditional open-harvesting methods in terms of subsequent major adverse cardiac events, ...

Acadesine Doesn’t Improve Outcomes After CABG For patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, use of endoscopic vein-graft harvesting is associated with similar long-term outcomes ...

DURHAM, N.C.— Using an endoscope to guide the removal of leg veins used in heart surgery is as safe as using large, ankle-to-groin incisions, according to a study by Duke University Medical Center ...

The endoscopic device manufactured by Maquet was originally developed for harvesting of the saphenous vein and radial artery as conduits for coronary artery bypass graft surgery. These vessels are ...

July 16, 2009 (Durham, North Carolina) — Endoscopic vein-graft harvesting, currently the method of choice for 70% of coronary artery bypass procedures done in the US, is linked to significantly higher ...

Endoscopic harvesting of saphenous veins for use in CABG surgery has become standard practice worldwide. This strategy reduces postoperative infection and hospital stay, and increases patients' ...

This section describes efficacy outcomes from the published literature that the Committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — There were no significant differences between open vein graft harvesting and endoscopic vein graft ...

CHICAGO — In the hands of experts, there was no difference in rates of major adverse cardiac events with endoscopic vs open vein-graft harvesting nearly 3 years after on-pump coronary artery bypass ...

This guidance replaces previous NICE interventional procedures guidance on endoscopic saphenous vein harvest for coronary artery bypass grafting (IPG343). Interventional procedures guidance 494 has ...