Objective: In this study, we compared the 3- and 12-month patency rates of great saphenous vein (GSV) grafts harvested using the no-touch technique and pedicled left internal mammary artery (LIMA) in ...

The great saphenous vein is accessed using a Seldinger technique at the level of, or just below, the knee. A 7-French sheath is placed into the vein over a guide wire.

Light cases with spider-vein offshoots resolve after two sclerotherapy visits, landing near $900 (≈1.5 weeks working every single day at $15/hour). Severe great-saphenous reflux often needs one laser ...

A groundbreaking discovery in the realm of ancient medicine has emerged from a 2,200-year-old tomb in southern China.

Basis Medical announced the completion of the first-in-human clinical procedures using the company’s Seclusion catheter to t ...

The superficial system lies above the muscle fascia in the subcutaneous tissues. The principal veins in the superficial system are the great saphenous vein (GSV) and the small saphenous vein (SSV).

The plaintiff’s decedent, an 80-year-old husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather was extremely active, independent ...

This before-and-after image from Polaris Vein & Aesthetics shows dramatic improvement three months post-sclerotherapy, a non-invasive treatment for varicose and spider veins. In recognition of ...

An unusual complication after aortocoronary bypass grafting (CABG) is described in which a false aneurysm of the saphenous vein graft to the right coronary artery (RCA) developed and caused profuse ...

The pre- and postoperative patterns of coronary artery collateral circulation have been studied in 34 patients who had saphenous vein bypass grafting. When the graft remained patent homocoronary ...

ABSTRACT Introduction: Saphenous vein grafts are frequently used for coronary artery revascularization. However, harvesting veins is associated with infected surgical sites and other complications.

However, nothing is known about the behavior of mammary vein as a graft, especially if subjected for a long time to systemic pressure conditions. In the case reported [1], the patient was submitted to ...