Sponsoring Organizations: the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association (developed ... for prophylaxis against early saphenous-vein graft closure and should be continued ...

What is the average patency duration of a saphenous vein bypass graft? Saphenous vein grafts have an 80-90% patency rate at 1 year, 70-85% patency rate between 1 and 5 years and 45-65% patency ...

The principal veins in the superficial system are the great saphenous vein (GSV) and the small saphenous ... for pumping blood back to the heart. As pressure increases during calf muscle ...