The Long-term Results of the No-touch Vein Graft to the Left Anterior Descending Artery.

Completed

• Conditions: Ischemic Heart Disease; Atherosclerosis
• Interventions: Procedure: No-touch harvesting technique

• Registration Number: NCT02339857
• Lead Sponsor: Örebro County Council

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the no-touch saphenous vein grafts that were used in coronary artery bypass surgery between 2003-2008 had a patency rate comparable to the left internal thoracic artery when the vein grafts were anatomised to the left anterior descending artery.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-11
• Primary Completion: 2013-06
• Status Verified: 2015-01
• Study First Submitted: 2015-01-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-01-15
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-01-15
• Study First Posted: 2015-01-16
• Last Update Posted: 2015-01-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 97

Inclusion Criteria

1. Coronary artery bypass grafting performed at the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Örebro Universtiy Hospital between 2003-2008.
2. Saphenous vein graft harvesting using the no-touch technique.
3. The saphenous vein anastomised to the left anterior descending artery.
4. Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Allergy to contrast media.
2. Impaired renal function.
3. Inability to conduct the study according to protocol.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
No-touch vein grafts to LAD	No-touch harvesting technique	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Total patency of the no-touch vein grafts.	Mean time 8 years.