Five‐year patency for the no‐touch saphenous vein and the left internal thoracic artery in on‐ and off‐pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Abstract

Randomized trials show high long‐term patency for no‐touch saphenous vein grafts in coronary artery bypass grafting. The patency rate in off‐pump coronary bypass surgery for these grafts has not been investigated. Our center participated in the CORONARY randomized trial, NCT00463294. This is a study aimed to assess the patency of no‐touch saphenous veins in on‐ versus off‐pump coronary bypass surgery at five‐year follow‐up.