VEIN GRAFT STENOSIS

Course overview

THE LONG-TERM PATENCY AND SUCCESS OF VENOUS GRAFTS IN BYPASS SURGERY REMAINS A CHALLENGE DUE TO A VARIETY OF COMPLICATIONS, SUCH AS THE ACCELERATED RATES OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS WHEN COMPARED TO THEIR ARTERIAL COUNTERPARTS. TREATMENT OF VEIN GRAFT STENOSES RANGES FROM PRIMARY PREVENTION TO REVASCULARIZATION. THIS ACTIVITY WILL DISCUSS VEIN GRAFT STENOSIS ETIOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS, PREVENTION, AND MANAGEMENT, EMPHASIZING THE ROLE OF THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS.