Endovascular Vein Harvesting (EVH)

Summary

Key Terms

References

• Meta-Analysis
• Deppe AC, Liakopoulos OJ, Choi YH, et al. Endoscopic vein harvesting for coronary artery bypass grafting: a systematic review with meta-analysis of 27,789 patients. J Surg Res. 2013;180(1):114-124. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2012.11.013
• RCTs
• REGROUP Trial 2019: Zenati MA, Bhatt DL, Bakaeen FG, et al. Randomized Trial of Endoscopic or Open Vein-Graft Harvesting for Coronary-Artery Bypass (REGROUP). N Engl J Med. 2019;380(2):132-141. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1812390
• Review Articles
• Harskamp RE, Lopes RD, Baisden CE, de Winter RJ, Alexander JH. Saphenous vein graft failure after coronary artery bypass surgery: pathophysiology, management, and future directions. Ann Surg. 2013;257(5):824-833. doi:10.1097/SLA.0b013e318288c38d