Impact of Saphenous Vein Graft Radiographic Markers on Clinical Events and Angiographic Parameters

Coronary Artery Bypass: Review of Surgical Techniques and Impact on Long-Term Revascularization Outcomes

“…Contemporary to this survey was another report by Eisenhauer et al describing a retrospective review of angiograms performed after CABG in 335 patients with a total of 311 circumferentially ''marked'' and 405 ''unmarked'' grafts reporting significantly higher patency rates of marked grafts at B 1 year (90.0 vs. 46.9%) and [ 1 to B 5 years (80.0 vs. 59.7%) post-CABG, suggesting that the placement of circumferential PAMs did not significantly affect graft patency in this retrospective, single-center cohort [103]. [104]. PAMs were present in 51.2% of evaluable patients (n = 910) and in 52.3% of SVGs (n = 2228).…”

“…More recent studies have provided further insight into the effect of PAMs on graft patency. Olenchock et al reported a post hoc analysis of the PREVENT IV cohort comparing graft patency and clinical outcomes in patients with PAMs and those without [ 104 ]. PAMs were present in 51.2% of evaluable patients ( n = 910) and in 52.3% of SVGs ( n = 2228).…”

Impact of proximal radiopaque coronary bypass graft markers on postbypass surgery coronary angiography

“…[1][2][3][4] Furthermore, coronary interventions in diseased bypass grafts are common practice for the treatment of graft atherosclerosis, especially of venous grafts. 9 The lack of knowledge pertaining to the type and numbers of bypass grafts before catheterization makes coronary angiography in patients with coronary artery bypass grafts often more complex. [3][4][5][6] The risks associated with such an invasive procedure are obvious, and over the past 20 years, the number and complexity of interventional cardiology procedures has significantly increased.…”

“…This technique has the potential of reducing the radiation time as well as the amount of contrast agent used by providing a visual guide to the origin of bypass grafts in the ascending aorta. [6][7][8][9][10] Although this technique has been described in previous studies, it has not been evaluated in a large cohort so far. [6][7][8] Thus, the present study sought to investigate whether proximal radiopaque coronary bypass graft markers have an impact on procedural characteristics of post-CABG coronary angiography and clinical outcome.…”

Do radiopaque markers make a difference after coronary artery bypass grafting?

“…In fact, as acknowledged by the authors, there have been several prior studies examining the impact of radiopaque markers on post-CABG angiography. [2][3][4] One cardiologist once told me that there is a special place in hell for surgeons who do not place radiopaque markers near the proximal anastomotic site. Most cardiologists probably do not feel quite that strongly about the subject.…”