# The no-touch saphenous vein for coronary artery bypass grafting maintains a patency, after 16 years, comparable to the left internal thoracic artery: A randomized trial

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/the-no-touch-saphenous-vein-for-coronary-artery-bypass-grafting-maintains-a/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Ninos Samano,Håkan Geijer,Mats Lidén,Stephen E. Fremes,Lennart Bodin,Domingos Souza |
| Citations | 299 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.07.027 |
| Fields | Materials Science,Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | bronze |
| OA URL | http://www.jtcvs.org/article/S0022522315012386/pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2172142570 |
| PMID | 26282605 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2015 |

## Paper authors

- [Stephen E. Fremes](https://scholariq.org/researchers/stephen-e-fremes/)
- [Lennart Bodin](https://scholariq.org/researchers/lennart-bodin/)

## Paper journal

- [Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery](https://scholariq.org/journals/journal-of-thoracic-and-cardiovascular-surgery/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques](https://scholariq.org/topics/cardiac-and-coronary-surgery-techniques/)

## Paper topics

- [Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques](https://scholariq.org/topics/cardiac-and-coronary-surgery-techniques/)
- [Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics](https://scholariq.org/topics/coronary-interventions-and-diagnostics/)
- [Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications](https://scholariq.org/topics/electrospun-nanofibers-in-biomedical-applications/)

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