SEPSIS involving a vascular prosthesis, fortunately rare, is a most serious complication of arterial surgery. Although there are clinical and experimental examples of periprosthetic sepsis that have ...

Factors associated with the surgical procedure of bypass grafting, such as vein graft harvesting and handling, and the size and condition of the conduit and target vessel, determine long-term patency ...

Autologous saphenous vein is commonly used as a conduit to bypass atherosclerotic lesions in coronary and femoral arteries. Despite the wide use of arterial conduits, which are less susceptible to ...

Unilateral late graft thrombosis, an infrequent complication after aortofemoral grafting procedures, usually produces incapacitating ischemia of the involved lower extremity. Eighteen patients with ...

A team of London scientists have taken a major step in making the use of artificial veins and arteries in coronary bypass grafts a reality. Researchers have developed artificial graft tissue by ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Context. In the last decade, a few states or regions in the United States have initiated efforts to publicly disseminate coronary artery ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Objectives. Severity-adjusted death rates for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery by provider are published throughout the country.