Metabolic syndrome negatively impacts early patency of saphenous vein grafts

YILMAZ M. B., Guray U., Guray Y., Biyikoglu S., Tandogan I., Sasmaz H., ...More

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, vol.17, no.1, pp.41-44, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 17 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/00019501-200602000-00007
  • Journal Name: CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.41-44
  • Keywords: metabolic syndrome, saphenous vein grafts, venous graft occlusion, CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE, CORONARY-BYPASS, MORTALITY
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background Coronary artery bypass grafting has been performed for a long period utilizing saphenous vein grafts, the fate of which might be crucial to prognosis following the operation. Metabolic syndrome, on the other hand, has become an increasingly important part of cardiovascular practice. We examined whether there was any negative effect of metabolic syndrome on saphenous vein graft patency in a relatively short term (<= 5 years).