Great saphenous vein thrombosis occurs when a blood clot blocks one of your great saphenous veins. Only rarely does it travel to your lungs, possibly causing a dangerous pulmonary embolism. Your great ...

Chronic venous disease of the lower extremity is a very common condition in the United States. It is estimated that 3% to 8% of the US population has symptomatic lower-extremity venous insufficiency ...

The great saphenous vein is a large venous blood vessel running near the inside surface of the leg from the ankle to the groin. It arises from the dorsal venous arch at the top (dorsum) of the foot ...

The suture button technique can cause damage to the saphenous vein and nerve. We examined the location and course of the great saphenous vein using magnetic resonance imaging and determined its ...

In the past decade, the radial artery has frequently been used for coronary bypass surgery despite concern regarding the possibility of graft spasm. Graft patency is a key predictor of long-term ...

SUBCUTANEOUS masses may present a problem in differential diagnosis. Aneurysmal dilatation of a localized segment of a vein occurring in the absence of associated varicose veins is a rare phenomenon ...

This section describes safety outcomes from the published literature that the Committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see the ...

The use of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), either with clopidogrel or ticagrelor (Brilinta; AstraZeneca), appears to reduce the risk of failing saphenous vein grafts among patients who undergo CABG ...

Factors associated with the surgical procedure of bypass grafting, such as vein graft harvesting and handling, and the size and condition of the conduit and target vessel, determine long-term patency ...

A 25-year-old Caucasian woman, who was in generally good health, developed a lump in the left popliteal fossa (Figure 1A). The patient was admitted to a hospital due to excruciating pain in the lower ...