The handling and treatment of the vessel during the harvest and preparation process is a critical factor in ensuring conduit quality and long-term, reproducible, and successful patient outcomes during coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery – measured by morbidity, mortality and the need for repeat revascularization to treat a new blockage.2
MAQUET’s EVH Conduit Quality Paper and EVH Best Practices White Paper further outline these best practices to ensure you’re harvesting the highest quality conduit.
(2) Motwani JG. Aortocoronary saphenous vein graft disease: Pathogenesis, predisposition and prevention. Circulation.1998;10;97(9):916-31.