Coronary Artery Graft Disease Mechanisms and Prevention [Paperback]

In patients with coronary artery disease, surgical revascu- larization with arterial or venous bypass grafts not only relieves symptoms, but also prolongs life. The result of such interventions, however, is frequently impaired by graft dysfunction and occlusion. This monograph highlights the clinical importance of coronary artery bypass graft disease and, in particular, the use of modern diagnostic techniques to assess graft structure and function. The molecular and cellular mechanisms of coronary bypass graft disease are ex- tensively discussed with several chapters devoted to prophy- lactic medical therapy. The indication, technique and results of reinterventions with balloon angioplasty, reope- ration or transplantation in patients with graft failure are also reviewed.In patients with coronary artery disease, surgical revascu- larization with arterial or venous bypass grafts not only relieves symptoms, but also prolongs life. The result of such interventions, however, is frequently impaired by graft dysfunction and occlusion. This monograph highlights the clinical importance of coronary artery bypass graft disease and, in particular, the use of modern diagnostic techniques to assess graft structure and function. The molecular and cellular mechanisms of coronary bypass graft disease are ex- tensively discussed with several chapters devoted to prophy- lactic medical therapy. The indication, technique and results of reinterventions with balloon angioplasty, reope- ration or transplantation in patients with graft failure are also reviewed.The Problem.- The Natural History of Saphenous Vein Grafts.- Risks and Prediction of Adverse after Coronary Bypass Grafting based on a Single Center Experience.- Mechanisms of Plaque Formation and Occlusion in Venous Coronary Bypass Grafts.- Surgical Aspects.- Arterial and Venous Coronary Bypass Grafts: Surgical Techniques and Outcome.- Newer Arterial Coronary Bypass Conduits: Right Gastroepiploic and Epigastric Artery.- Diagnosis ol#"