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Second-generation drug-eluting stents versus bare-metal stents in saphenous vein grafts: is the choice more complicated than before?

Mariano Pellicano, Alessia Azzano, Emanuele Barbato

Abstract

Saphenous vein grafts (SVGs) are still commonly used for surgical revascularization of coronary arteries although are related to poor long-term patency rates (1-4). “Full arterial” revascularization in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures, despite related to an improved clinical outcome, is still seldom achieved (5-7).

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