Giovanni Jr Soletti, Arnaldo Dimagli, Lamia Harik, Gianmarco Cancelli, Roberto Perezgrovas-Olaria, Talal Alzghari, Michele Dell'Aquila, Jordan Leith, Sabrina Castagnini, Christopher Lau, Leonard N Girardi, Mario Gaudino
The external stenting of saphenous vein grafts (SVGs) during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has been proven to reduce intimal hyperplasia (IH) in animal models, paving the way for human randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to be conducted. Herein, we performed a study-level meta-analysis to assess the impact of the Venous External SupporT (VEST) device, an external stent, on the outcomes of SVGs. A systematic search was conducted to identify all RCTs comparing VEST-stented to non-stented SVGs in patients undergoing CABG...
November 29, 2023: Journal of Clinical Medicine