Vasa Vasorum in Saphenous Vein for CABG: A Review of Morphological Characteristics
Andrzej Loesch
Abstract:This short article discusses selected scanning electron microscope and
transmission electron microscope features of vasa vasorum including pericytes
and basement membrane of the human saphenous vein (SV) harvested with either
conventional (CON) or no-touch (NT) technique for coronary artery bypass
grafting. Scanning electron microscope data shows the general damage to vasa
vasorum of CON-SV, while the transmission electron microscope data presents
ultrastructural features of the vasa in more detail. Hence ther… Show more
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