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Original Articles: Adult Cardiac

Invited Commentary

Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Medical Center, 5841 S Maryland Ave, MC 5040, Chicago, IL 60637

(Email: sakhter@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu).

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The greater saphenous vein continues to be the most commonly used conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Despite the convenience of saphenous vein grafts (SVGs), the long-term durability remains inferior to arterial grafts, particularly the left internal mammary artery when grafted to the left anterior descending coronary artery. Up to 15% of aortocoronary SVGs are occluded by 1 year after CABG, and approximately 40% of SVGs are occluded at 10 years. In addition, only 50% of patent SVGs at this time point are free . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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