Marlene Rabinovitch
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Understanding and treating vein graft atherosclerosis.
Cardiovasc Pathol. 2002 Sep-Oct; (5): 263-71
Vein grafts have been used as bypass conduits for coronary artery disease since the 1960s. This widely used treatment, however, is complicated by the development of changes in the vein graft, which resemble atherosclerosis and are often termed as such. They occur at about 10 years, which leads to the need for reoperation in some patients. The purpose of this review is to summarize the knowledge regarding the pathophysiology of vein graft "atherosclerosis," as well as promising new treatments for this disease.
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