The great saphenous vein is a large venous blood vessel running near the inside surface of the leg from the ankle to the groin. It arises from the dorsal venous arch at the top (dorsum) of the ...

Since the great saphenous vein is close to the skin’s surface, it’s sometimes used to sample blood for testing. Sections of this vein may be harvested for use in coronary artery bypass graft ...

CHICAGO — In patients with critical limb ischemia, surgical revascularization was superior to endovascular revascularization if there was an adequate saphenous vein conduit, according to the ...

April 1, 2003 — Both laser and radiofrequency therapy successfully treat greater saphenous vein (GSV) reflux, according to two presentations on March 29 at the Society for Interventional ...

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

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.

In patients with a good-quality great saphenous vein for conduit (cohort 1), a surgery-first strategy was associated with a 32% lower risk of a composite of major adverse limb events or death than ...

Angiography was performed at one year in 440 patients: 8.2 percent of radial-artery grafts and 13.6 percent of saphenous-vein grafts were completely occluded (P=0.009).

The great saphenous is useful as a graft because it is the body's longest vein, but removing it can create leg scars and risks of surgical infection or nerve damage, even when minimally invasive ...