Добавил:
Sekretar
kiopkiopkiop18@yandex.ru
t.me/Prokururor I Вовсе не секретарь, но почту проверяю
Опубликованный материал нарушает ваши авторские права? Сообщите нам.
Вуз:
Предмет:
Файл:Ординатура / Хирургия / Библиотека им академика М.И. Перельмана / Книга_3614_Библиотеки_им_академика_М_И_Перельмана
.pdf
Table29.1 Compositions ofstorage solutions inuse
https://t.me/medicina_free
Solutions pH Osmolarity
Buffured
solutions
Extracellular Blood plasma 7.35– 7.42 295– 310 135– 145 95– 105 3.5– 4.5 0.7– 1 2.2– 2.6 1 29 –
0.9% NS 4.5– 7.0 308 154 154 – – – – – None
AWB 7.4 280– 310 140 110 5 2 – 2 – None
GALA 7.4 309 142– 156 145 5.8– 6 0.89– 1 0.95– 1 0.5 4 Glutathione, l- ascorbic acid, l- arginine, glucose
Celsior™ 7.3 360 100 42 15 13 0.25 – – Glutathione, mannitol, lactobionic acid,
Dr He’s Solution 7.4 – 147 156 4 – 2.3 – 0.2 mL
Intracellular TiProtec™ 7.0 at 20°C 305 16 103.1 93 8 0.05 – –
UWS 7.4 360 27 125 5 – 5 – Lactobionic acid, adenosine, allopurinol,
HTK 7.4 at 4°C 310 15 50 9 4 0.015 – –
(mOsm/ L)
Na+
(mmol/ L)
Cl−
(mmol/ L)
K+
(mmol/ L)
Mg2+
(mmol/ L)
Ca2+
(mmol/ L)
2−
SO
4
(mmol/ L)
−
HCO
3
(mmol/ L)
of 8.4%
Other components
glutamic acid, histidine
Verapamil hydrochloride, glyceride trinitrate,
heparin
α- Ketoglutarate, aspartate, N- acetyl histidine,
glycine, alanine, tryptophan, sucrose, glucose,
deferoxamine, 3,4- dimethoxy- N- methylbenzohydroxamic acid
raffinose, glutathione, polyhydroxyethyl starch
Histidine, α- ketoglutarate, tryptophan,
mannitol

29 Storage solutions forveingrafts 239
https://t.me/medicina_free
and saline solutions. e advantages are that they can maintain a
physiological pH during storage, they contain nutrients and antioxidants, and have a better ionic balance.
• e UWS is an intracellular- like preservation medium commonly
used in organ preservation since the 1980s. It contains free rad-
ical scavengers (glutathione), buering anions, as well as sugars
and colloids (hydroxyethyl starch) to decrease cellular swelling.
Osmotic concentration is maintained by inert additives such as
ranose and lactobionic acid.
• Glutathione- ascorbic - arginine (GALA) solution is a physio-
logical solution based on Hank’s balanced saline solution. Hank’s
balanced salt solution was modied by adding 0.09 g/ L of reduced
glutathione (1000mmol/ L nal concentration) and 0.31 g/ L of -
ascorbic acid (500 mol/ L nal concentration) as antioxidants and
reducing agents, with 0.15 g/ L of - arginine (500 mmol/ L nal
concentration) as a substrate for endothelial nitric oxide synthase.
Heparin (50 U/ mL) is added as an anticoagulant and the pH is ad-
justed to 7.4 using 8.4% sodium bicarbonate solution. Arandom-
ized controlled trial comparing NS to GALA is currently ongoing
(see later).
• Celsior® solution was designed specically for organ preservation.
It is an extracellular solution that has low viscosity, high sodium,
and low potassium. It was initially designed as a cardioplegic solu-
tion for heart transplants. Celsior® was later used for its safety and
eectiveness in preserving the heart and lungs.
• TiProtec™ is a recently developed N- acetyl histidine- buered
storage solution composed by a low concentration in sodium
(16 M) enriched with potassium (93 M), N- acetyl histidine (30
M), glycine (10 M), and added iron chelator deferoxamine. is
intracellular has shown promising results in terms of endothelial
preservation.
• He solution:He and colleagues proposed an easy- made solution,
which contain a combination of glyceryl trinitrate and verapamil
in buered Ringer’s solution. In their study from human SVGs
from 50 patients, they found that irrigation while harvesting and
storage of the SVG with this solution relaxes SVG in vitro within
1– 2 minutes and maintains this action for more than 2 hours.
• Histidine– tryptophan– ketoglutarate (HTK) solution is a low- vis-
cosity and low- potassium crystalloid preservation solution. HTK
was originally designed as a cardioplegia solution with osmolarity
slightly higher than the intracellular space. Histidine serves as a
buer, tryptophan is a membrane stabilizer, and ketoglutarate is
an energy substrate.
Evidenced- based studies and current practice
onvein graftsstorage
ere is only one randomized clinical trial addressing this issue.
Other studies using in vitro techniques and animal models can be
extrapolated to answer the following questions.
Is autologous whole blood better than normal saline for
vein graft storage?
ree studies have shown better preservation of endothelium with
AWB, two others showed no dierence, while two showed lower
preservation compared to NS. e authors concluded that there
is little evidence of the superiority of AWB. All studies are consistent in demonstrating the detrimental eect of NS on vascular
endothelium. In the study of Lawrie etal., the endothelial function
of 85 human vein gras was severely compromised aer preparation
with NS compared to AWB and Plasma- Lyte®. In 2013, Wilbring
etal. reported improved endothelial function in human SVG with
AWB. ey discourage the use of NS and suggested that alternative
storage solutions would be preferable.
Should we preferentially use buffered solutions for
vein graft storage?
In 2014, a retrospective subanalysis of the PREVENT IV trial
showed better SVG patency in gras preserved in buered solution
compared to NS and AWB. Balanced, buered electrolyte solutionpreserved gras had 1- year VGF rates signicantly less than two
other groups, and were associated with a lesser risk of 5- year death,
myocardial infarction, and secondary revascularization.
In 2014, Wise et al. showed better endothelial relaxation and
contraction of SVG aer a bath in Celsior®, UWS, and GALA solutions compared to NS or AWB. When compared to NS and HTK,
TiProtec™ solution appears superior in terms of endothelial pres-
ervation and is able to reduce the loss of endothelium- dependent
vascular function during cold storage. Recent evidence suggests the
preferable use of buered preservation solutions (Table 29.2).,–
Further studies are needed to determine which solution brings the
most benet.
Does thetemperature matter?
e ideal temperature for the best endothelial protection is still debated. Most of the studies were performed at low temperature (4–
10°C) and when compared to room temperature, the same solution
used at cold temperature seems more ecient.
Vein graft pressuredistension
During routine competence testing of SVGs, hydrostatic pressure is
usually uncontrolled and underestimated. Amedian peak pressure
of 350mmHg can be reached with a range of 240– 639mmHg.
Experimental data show that at a distension pressure of over
50 mmHg, more than half of endothelial cells were lost. ese
nding were also conrmed by Weiss etal. At a distension pressure
of more than 50mmHg, there is also a prominent loss of microbrils,
increasing the stiness of the gra and impairing SVG function.
Metabolic changes of the vein gra endothelium aer pressure
distension were also observed. With higher distension pressures applied, adenosine triphosphate (ATP) concentrations and the ratio of
ATP/ adenosine diphosphate (ADP) decrease was greater while adenosine concentration increased, most likely the result of disruption
of the endothelial layer and induced medial damage. Diminished
endothelial nitric oxide synthase staining and increased levels of reactive oxygen species were also reported.
Pressure- related immunohistochemical alterations were also
found in veins having undergone distention with upregulation of
various biomarkers of inammation including scavenger receptors
Aand B and cell adhesion molecules.,
Chung etal. observed, in porcine veins subjected to distension
with 300mmHg of pressure, increased proteolytic activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and downregulated protein expression of tissue inhibitors of MMP (TIMP)- 1 and TIMP- 2, both
events that promote smooth cell muscle migration into the intima.
Moreover, Stigler etal. observed signicant neointimal proliferation

SECTION 6 Conduits forcoronary artery bypass graft surgery240
https://t.me/medicina_free
Table29.2 Summary ofstudies comparing standard and buffered preservation solutions
Study Design Solution Key endpoints
Catinella etal.
8
(1982)
Cavallari etal.
9
(1997)
Thatte etal.
10
(2003)
Weiss etal.
11
(2009)
Wilbring etal.
6
(2013)
Wise etal.
7
(2014)
Harskamp etal.
2
(2014)
In vivo/ in vitro
human study
Angiography at 10days
In vitro animal study NS
In vitro human study NS
In vitro human study NS
In vitro human study NS
In vitro human study NS
Clinical retrospective
study
Buffered saline
AHB
AHB
UWS
AHB
GALA
NS + albumin
AHB
HTK
TiProtec™
UWS
Plasma- Lyte®
NS
AHB
Buffered saline
Higher VGF rate in the AHB group at 10days (20% vs 7%; P <0.01)
Endothelial cell desquamation and severe venous smooth muscle cell spam in the AHB
group
Endothelial integrity and maximal contractile response preserved in the UWS group when
compared to standard preservation solutions
Greater cell integrity maintenance in the GALA group (76– 100%) at 24 hours
Calcium mobilization and NO production increased at 5 hours in the GALA group and not
detectable in the NS and AHB groups at 3 hours
The HTK solution failed to maintain cell integrity
The endothelium- dependent vasodilation abolished in the NS group and preserved in the
TiProtec™ group at 96 hours
Reduced KCl- induced contractility in the NS group when compared to UWS
1- year VGF rates were lower in the buffered solutions than in the saline group (graft- level
odds ratio 0.63; P <0.001) or the blood group (graft- level odds ratio 0.62; P <0.001)
5- year HR for death, myocardial infarction, and repeat revascularization was 0.81 (buffered
saline vs AHB/ NS)
AHB, autologous heparinized blood; GALA, glutathione, ascorbic acid, l- arginine; HTK, histidine– tryptophan– ketoglutarate; HR, hazard ratio; NO, nitric oxide; NS, normal saline; UWS,
University of Wisconsin solution; VGF, vein graft failure.
at distension pressures as low as 100mmHg. is pathological response which precedes VGF, increased with incremental distension
pressures, reaching almost four times baseline intimal thickness at
300mmHg. Pressure- induced intimal hyperplasia was also reported
by Osgood etal.
Many studies reported in porcine saphenous vein models that
pressure- related vein damages can be prevented with the simple
use of pressure release valves.– Pressure- controlled syringes
(e.g. Vasoshield pressure controlling syringe, Maquet Inc., Rastatt,
Germany) are commercially available but costs and lack of robust
clinical data limit their application at a large scale. Obviously, the
ultimate way to limit pressure distension vascular damage is to avoid
it, such as is recommended in Souza’s no- touch technique.
Genetic therapeutic:lessons fromthe PREVENT IVtrial
PREVENT IV trial was a phase III, multicentre, randomized, doubleblind, placebo- controlled trial that evaluated the eect of ex vivo treatment of vein gras with an oligonucleotide decoy to E2F transcription
factors (edifoligide) in 3000 patients who underwent CABG surgery.
E2F transcription factors are implicated in the up- regulation of genes
believed to play a key role in the initiation of neointimal hyperplasia.
It was the rst major clinical trial of applied genetic therapy on vein
gras in CABG surgery. e primary end point was the incidence of
critical gra restenosis (>75% stenosis) assessed by angiography aer
a year of follow- up. is trial revealed that edifoligide was no more
eective than placebo in preventing gra failure.
Targeted therapeutics:SELECT- CABGtrial
Some experimental and clinical evidence has supported the poten-
the eect of inclacumab, a human monoclonal antibody directed
against P- selectin, on VGF assessed by quantitative coronary angiography 1year aer CABG surgery. is prospective randomized,
multicentre, double- blind, placebo- controlled trial included 384
patients. e results of this study showed that the specic anti- Pselectin antibody did not exert signicant favourable eects on VGF.
Ongoing clinicaltrials
Only one study on gra storage solution is ongoing in ClinicalTrial.
gov. It aims to evaluate the use of the DuraGra® (Somah lution, Jupiter,
FL, USA) solution (SOMVC001) in patients undergoing CABG
(ClinicalTrial.gov ientier:NCT02272582). is prospective randomized, double- blinded trial started in 2014 and is currently extended to
increase time of follow- up to 1year. e primary objective is to assess the impact of SOMVC001 (GALA) in comparison to heparinized
saline. It evaluates the eect on gra patency of gras at 12months
following CABG surgery using 64- slice or better multidetector computed tomography angiography. Each patient will serve as his/ her
own control because each patient will have one segment immersed in
SOMVC001 and the other in heparin- dosed saline. SVG harvesting is
performed using an open or endoscopic vein harvesting technique. In
addition to gra patency, this study will also identify eects related to
the vessel remodelling such as changes in the lumen and wall thickness over time. ese eects will be evaluated as secondary end points.
Enrolment was due to end in December 2016 (n=120 patients) and
positive results have been recently published.
Conclusion
tial therapeutic role of P- selectin inhibitors. e SELECT- CABG
trial (Eects of P- Selectin Antagonist Inclacumab in Patients
Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Gra Surgery) aimed to assess
VGF is a major concern aer CABG. One answer to decrease this
complex phenomenon may be the use of the right solution for storage

29 Storage solutions forveingrafts 241
https://t.me/medicina_free
of the vein gras aer meticulous harvesting. Most studies showed
that no storage solution can reverse the endothelial damage caused by
a traumatic harvesting or high pressure. Among the available storage
solutions, buered salines showed the best results as they have the
added benets of antioxidants, chelators, a more physiological pH,
nitric oxide precursor L- arginine, and physiological electrolytes concentrations. Despite both experimental and clinical results in favour
of buered solutions, NS is still being the most widely used solution.
Ongoing clinical studies will probably provide stronger evidence for
the use of storage solutions.
REFERENCES
1. Aldea GS, Bakaeen FG, Pal J, Fremes S, Head SJ, Sabik J, etal.
e Society of oracic Surgeons clinical practice guidelines on
arterial conduits for coronary artery bypass graing. Ann orac
Surg. 2016;101(2):801– 9.
2. Harskamp RE, Alexander JH, Schulte PJ, Brophy CM, Mack MJ,
Peterson ED, etal. Vein gra preservation solutions, patency, and
outcomes aer coronary artery bypass gra surgery:follow- up
from the PREVENT IV randomized clinical trial. JAMA Surg.
2014;149(8):798– 805.
3. Schachner T. Pharmacologic inhibition of vein gra neointimal
hyperplasia. J orac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006;131(5):1065– 72.
4. He GW, Rosenfeldt FL, Angus JA. Pharmacological relaxation of
the saphenous vein during harvesting for coronary artery bypass
graing. Ann orac Surg. 1993;55(5):1210– 7.
5. Lawrie GM, Weilbacher DE, Henry PD. Endothelium- dependent
relaxation in human saphenous vein gras. Eects of preparation
and clinicopathologic correlations. J orac Cardiovasc Surg.
1990;100(4):612– 20.
6. Wilbring M, Tugtekin SM, Zatschler B, Ebner A, Reichenspurner
H, Kappert U, etal. Preservation of endothelial vascular function
of saphenous vein gras aer long- time storage with a recently
developed potassium- chloride and N- acetylhistidine enriched
storage solution. orac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013;61(8):656– 62.
7. Wise ES, Hocking KM, Cheung- Flynn J, Brophy CM. Balanced,
pH- buered preservation solutions improved physiologic
response in human saphenous vein gra. Arterioscler romb
Vasc Biol. 2014;34:A322.
8. Catinella FP, Cunningham JN, Jr, Srungaram RK, Baumann FG,
Nathan IM, Glassman EA, etal. e factors inuencing early
patency of coronary artery bypass vein gras:correlation of
angiographic and ultrastructural ndings. J orac Cardiovasc
Surg. 1982;83(5):686– 700.
9. Cavallari N, Abebe W, Mingoli A, Hunter WJ, Agrawal DK,
Sapienza P, etal. Functional and morphological evaluation of
canine veins following preservation in dierent storage media. J
Surg Res. 1997;68(2):106– 15.
10. atte HS, Biswas KS, Najjar SF, Birjiniuk V, Crittenden
MD, Michel T, etal. Multi- photon microscopic evaluation of
saphenous vein endothelium and its preservation with a new
solution, GALA. Ann orac Surg. 2003;75(4):1145– 52.
11. Weiss DR, Juchem G, Kemkes BM, Gansera B, Nees S. Extensive
deendothelialization and thrombogenicity in routinely prepared
vein gras for coronary bypass operations:facts and remedy. Int J
Clin Exp Med. 2009;2(2):95– 113.
12. Stigler R, Steger C, Schachner T, Holfeld J, Edlinger M, Grimm
M, etal. e impact of distension pressure on acute endothelial
cell loss and neointimal proliferation in saphenous vein gras.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2012;42(4):e74– 9.
13. Weiss DR, Juchem G, Eblenkamp M, Kemkes BM, Gansera B,
Geier M, etal. Search for optimized conditions for sealing and
storage of bypass vessels:inuence of preservation solution and
lling pressure on the degree of endothelialization. Int J Clin Exp
Med. 2010;3(1):10– 27.
14. Ozturk N, Sucu N, Comelekoglu U, Yilmaz BC, Aytacoglu BN,
Vezir O. Pressure applied during surgery alters the biomechanical
properties of human saphenous vein gra. Heart Vessels.
2013;28(2):237– 45.
15. Angelini GD, Passani SL, Breckenridge IM, Newby AC. Nature
and pressure dependence of damage induced by distension of
human saphenous vein coronary artery bypass gras. Cardiovasc
Res. 1987;21(12):902– 7.
16. Osgood MJ, Hocking KM, Voskresensky IV, Li FD, Komalavilas
P, Cheung- Flynn J, etal. Surgical vein gra preparation promotes
cellular dysfunction, oxidative stress, and intimal hyperplasia in
human saphenous vein. J Vasc Surg. 2014;60(1):202– 11.
17. Khaleel MS, Dorheim TA, Duryee MJ, Durbin HE, Bussey WD,
Garvin RP, etal. High- pressure distention of the saphenous
vein during preparation results in increased markers of
inammation:a potential mechanism for gra failure. Ann
orac Surg. 2012;93(2):552– 8.
18. Chello M, Mastroroberto P, Frati G, Patti G, D’Ambrosio A, Di
of endothelial adhesion molecules in the human saphenous vein
gra. Ann orac Surg. 2003;76(2):453– 8.
19. Chung AW, Rauniyar P, Luo H, Hsiang YN, van Breemen C,
Okon EB. Pressure distention compared with pharmacologic
relaxation in vein graing upregulates matrix metalloproteinase2 and - 9. J Vasc Surg. 2005;42(4):747– 56.
20. Li FD, Eagle S, Brophy C, Hocking KM, Osgood M, Komalavilas
P, etal. Pressure control during preparation of saphenous veins.
JAMA Surg. 2014;149(7):655– 62.
21. Cheung- Flynn J, Song J, Voskresensky I, Wise ES, Liu Y, Xiong Y,
etal. Limiting injury during saphenous vein gra preparation for
coronary arterial bypass prevents metabolic decompensation. Sci
Rep. 2017; 7(1):14179.
22. Wise ES, Hocking KM, Evans BC, Duvall CL, Cheung- Flynn
J, Brophy CM. Unregulated saphenous vein gra distension
decreases tissue viscoelasticity. Perfusion. 2017;32(6):489– 94.
23. Souza D. A new no- touch preparation technique. Technical notes.
Scand J orac Cardiovasc Surg. 1996;30(1):41– 4.
24. Stähli BE, Tardif JC, Carrier M, Gallo R, Emery RW, Robb S,
etal. Eects of P- selectin antagonist Inclacumab in patients
undergoing coronary artery bypass gra surgery:SELECT- CABG
Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016;67(3):344– 6.

https://t.me/medicina_free

*Two ongoing multicenter
https://t.me/medicina_free
30
No- touch saphenous vein gras incoronary
artery bypasssurgery
A comprehensive review
Ninos Samano and Domingos Souza
Historicalperspective
Harvesting conduits with a pedicle was well know when preparing
the le internal thoracic (mammary) artery (LITA). However, this
e need to improve the performance of the saphenous vein gra
(SVG) in coronary artery bypass (CABG) surgery has been a challenging task for several decades. e use of arterial gras has been
concept was never applied to the SV. is led to the rst harvesting
of the saphenous vein with a pedicle of surrounding tissue, thus
avoiding gra spasm and the need for manual dilatation.
proven to be eective, especially with regard to the long- term
survival and patency rates. Despite this, the SVG is still the most
common gra used in CABG. is is due to numerous advantages,
First randomized controlledtrial
including ease of access and manipulation, sucient length for
graing, and short harvesting time, in addition to the fact that prolonged gra durability is not always the primary concern, especially
in elderly patients with multiple comorbidities.
e no- touch (NT) technique for harvesting the saphenous vein
was rst considered in 1989. e saphenous vein was observed to
remain relaxed and dilated just before removing the surrounding
tissue, only to develop spasm aer this tissue was removed.
NT SVG vs endoscopic SVG
RCT, NT SVG vs RA
NT SVG & vasa vasorum
RCT 8.5 yrs, NT SVG comparable to LIMA
NT SVG & intact endothelium
First observation & harvesting
First RCT, NT SVG vs C vs IM
RCT, 1.5 yrs’ follow-up
RCT 8.5 yrs, clinical follow-up
NT SVG & high-pressure distension
NT SVG & atherosclerosis
e NT technique was initially described in detail and published
in 1996. However, 3 years earlier, the rst randomized clinical
trial (RCT) was started (Fig. 30.1). e trial compared three SVG
harvesting techniques in CABG. In the conventional (C)group, the
vein was stripped of its surrounding tissue and manually distended
with saline before graing. In the intermediate (IM) group, the vein
was stripped but not distended and in the NT group, it was neither
*Endoscopic NT SVG
harvesting
*PCI in NT SVGs
NT SVG to the LAD artery
RCT 16 yrs, NT SVG still
comparable to LITA
RCT 8 yrs, NT SVG vs RA
NT SVG recommended in
ESC/EACTS guidelines
*Combination of arterial
and NT SVGs as ‘gold
standard’ in CABG
*NT SVG as first choice
in sequential graft
RCTs, NT SVG vs C;
China: NCT03126409
Sweden: NCT03501303
Fig.30.1 Milestones in the development of the no- touch saphenous vein graft (NT SVG) in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). C, conventional;
EACTS, European Association for Cardio- Thoracic Surgery; ESC, European Society of Cardiology; IM, intermediate; LAD, left anterior descending; LITA,
left internal thoracic artery; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; RA, radial artery; RCT, randomized controlled trial.

SECTION 6 Conduits forcoronary artery bypass graft surgery244
https://t.me/medicina_free
stripped nor distended. All patients received a LITA to the le anterior descending (LAD) artery. e patients in C and NT groups
were followed up at 1.5, 8.5, and 16years postoperatively.– e
patency rate in the C group was signicantly lower than that in the
NT group; 89% versus 95%, 77% versus 91%, and 64% versus 83%
at all three follow- ups respectively. In the last two instances, the patency rate of the NT SVGs to non- LAD targets was comparable to
that of the LITA to LAD. is indicates that the target vessel size,
ejection fraction aer 16years. e IM group was not included in
the last two follow- ups due to nancial limitations and relevance—
the patency of the IM group was inferior to both the C and NT arms
at 1.5years postoperatively. Clinical outcomes were also evaluated
during the trial and the results published in 2009. ere were signicantly more patients free from angina and in NewYork Heart
Association classIin the NT group at a mean time of 8.5years
postoperatively.
the vessel quality, and degree of stenosis have little, or no, eect on
NT SVG performance, in contrast to arterial gras. is may be due
to the fact that undamaged or minimally manipulated NT SVGs
Atherosclerosis
anastomosed to dierent target vessels possess a greater ability to
remodel, either increasing or decreasing in size based on ow demand. In addition to this, the NT SVG preserved the le ventricular
During the two follow- ups of the rst RCT, an intravascular ultra-
sound was performed on a group of patients who were considered
Fig.30.2 Postmortem biopsies of no- touch saphenous vein grafts obtained 3, 8, 10, and 19years postoperatively.

30 No-touch saphenous vein grafts incoronary artery bypasssurgery 245
https://t.me/medicina_free
to have patent SVGs. Patients from both the C and NT groups
were included and the degree of patency was established by coronary angiography. e gras were evaluated with respect to lumen
volume, intimal thickness, incidence of plaque, and plaque components. Intravascular ultrasound showed signicantly fewer gras
containing multiple plaques, less advanced plaque with lipid, and
distension and removal of, or damage to, perivascular tissue. In
addition, the perivascular adipose tissue is a source of adipocytederived, anticontractile factors, such as NO and leptin, which may
play a role in reducing spasm and maintaining gra patency. e
consequences of high- pressure distension are further discussed in a
letter published in 2017.
less maximal plaque thickness in the NT group. Several postmortem
biopsies from dierent time periods postoperatively corroborated
these ndings. e biopsies showed considerable necrotic and friable tissue as well as a diuse atherosclerotic process in the C group
No- touch saphenous vein grafts versus
theradialartery
compared to the less pronounced and more localized atherosclerotic
process in NT gras (Fig. 30.2).
Another RCT was started in 2004 including 108 patients. Each pa-
tient received one LITA, one radial artery, and one NT SVG as con-
Endothelialintegrity
duit material. e LITA was used to bypass the LAD artery, and the
radial artery and NT SVG were randomized to bypass either the le
or the right coronary territory. e patients were followed up with
Endothelial cell integrity of the SVG harvested by the three dierent
techniques was examined early in the RCT. Morphological techniques, including scanning and transmission electron microscopy, were
used. Preservation of endothelial cell integrity was greater with the NT
harvesting than with the other methods. is nding was shared in a
following study in which additional analyses were performed. Acombination of histochemistry and autoradiography was used to identify
at 3 and 8 years postoperatively. No- touch SVGs showed a signi-
cantly higher patency rate than that of the radial artery, at 3 years
94% versus 82% respectively. Of note however, the majority of radial
artery gras were used to bypass coronary arteries with native sten-
osis below the threshold usually recommended by contemporary
guidelines. At 8 years’ follow-up, the patency was similar, 86% vs
79% for NT SVGs respective radial artery gras, p=0.22.
nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in SVGs. NOS is needed to produce nitric
oxide (NO). e latter mediates vasodilatation and has an inhibitory
eect on platelet aggregation and adhesion. e study concluded that
Vasavasorum
some of the sites with potential for NO release (endothelium and adventitial vasa vasorum) were removed in C compared to NT SVGs.
In the previously described RCT, samples of dierent conduits
(LITA, NT SVG, C SVG, and radial artery) where collected for fur-
High- pressuredistension
ther analysis. e aim of this study was to quantify the vasa vasorum
in the dierent gras and also to determine endothelial NO levels
and NOS activity. e vasa vasorum is a network of nourishing
Further studies were conducted to investigate the eect of highpressure distention on endothelial integrity and NOS in SVGs.
Combinations of immunohistochemistry, Western blot analysis,
reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, and enzyme assay
were applied in distended (with and without perivascular tissue)
compared with nondistended segments. Endothelial NOS expression and activity were signicantly reduced by high- pressure
microvessels supplying nutrients and oxygen to the blood vessel
wall (Fig. 30.3). is analysis showed far more vasa vasorum in
SVGs than LITA and radial artery gras. Skeletonization of sa-
phenous veins reduced the number of these microvessels. us,
NT SVG harvesting preserves the vasa vasorum and maintains
transmural blood supply, in addition to the conservation of an im-
portant supply of endothelial- derived NO.
Fig.30.3 Ano- touch saphenous vein graft (NT SVG) showing abundant vaso vasorum.

SECTION 6 Conduits forcoronary artery bypass graft surgery246
https://t.me/medicina_free
No- touch versus endoscopic conventional
harvesting ofthe saphenous veingraft
Endoscopic saphenous vein (endo- vein) harvesting is an established
method especially in the United States and some parts of Europe.
is is due to the lower rate of associated harvest site complications.
Acomparison of gra patency and wound complications was performed in 210 CABG patients who received either a NT SVG (87
patients) or endo- vein (123 patients). A symptom- directed cardiac catheterization was performed on these patients showing a
signicantly higher patency rate in the NT group compared to the
endo- vein group, 94% and 27% respectively. However, harvest site
complications were signicantly higher in the NT patients, 18%
compared to 2% in the endo- vein patients.
its course. Astudy published in 2014 showed similar functional leg
recovery between the C and NT harvesting techniques 12months
aer surgery. Needless to say, we would prefer a conduit that performs longer even if the risk for wound complications is higher. An
ideal situation would be to have a superior conduit with minimal
risk for surgical complications. is could eventually be achieved
with developing an endoscopic harvesting technique for the NT
SVG. We sincerely encourage all attempts to improve the NT technique but we advise caution in coming to conclusions with the lack
of long- term reliable data.
Over the years, percutaneous coronary intervention in SVGs has
been shown to have poor outcomes. is is mainly due to the diffuse atherosclerotic changes occurring in these gras. e NT SVGs
oen develop more localized changes and percutaneous coronary
intervention in these gras could produce better results. is is currently being studied in our department.
No- touch saphenous vein graft tothe left
anterior descendingartery
e use of the LITA as the rst choice to bypass the LAD artery, is
a settled issue. is is accomplished in almost 95% of CABG patients. Nevertheless, the remaining 5% of patients is a large number,
In our opinion, a combination of arterial and NT SVGs will continue to be the optimal strategy in the future treatment of most
CABG patients and the NT SVG as the rst choice in sequential
graing of target coronaries. Academic rivalry is not always in the
interest of the patient and future cooperation is the path for optimizing the treatment of ischaemic heart disease.
giving the fact that a CABG operation is one of the most common
operations in the world. ere is still debate about the best secondchoice conduit to bypass the LAD. An improved SVG could simplify
a complex CABG procedure if the patency was improved. With this
background, a study was launched examining gra patency in 91
CABG patients at a mean time of 6years postoperatively. ese
patients had received at least one NT SVG to the LAD artery. e
NT SVG to the LAD and other target coronaries showed a patency of
95.6% and 93.8% respectively. us, in elderly patients with multiple
comorbidities, the NT SVG was suggested as a promising substitute
to bypass the LAD artery.
European Society ofCardiology
and European Association
forCardio- ThoracicSurgery
Aer almost 30years of practice and research, the NT SVG was recommended in 2018 by the European Society of Cardiology and
European Association for Cardio- oracic Surgery to be used in
open harvesting of the saphenous vein. is comes aer multiple
randomized trials showing superior patency rates of greater than
80% aer 16years.
Future aspects andchallenges
e NT technique has encountered several challenges over the years.
e short learning curve is crucial to overcome and improved efciency with experience is the norm. Concerns have been raised
about the issue of increased wound complications. Good preparation preoperatively is a key factor in reducing some of these concerns, namely mapping of the saphenous vein with ultrasonographic
imaging to assess the quality and size of the vein, as well as marking
REFERENCES
1. Samano N, Pinheiro BB, Souza D. Surgical aspects of notouch saphenous vein gra harvesting in CABG:clinical and
angiographic follow- up at 3months. Braz J Cardiovasc Surg.
2019;34(1):98– 100.
2. Souza D. A new no- touch preparation technique. Technical notes.
Scand J orac Cardiovasc Surg. 1996;30(1):41– 4.
3. Souza DSR, Dashwood MR, Tsui JCS, Filbey D, Bodin L,
Johansson B, etal. Improved patency in vein gras harvested with
surrounding tissue:results of a randomized study using three
harvesting techniques. Ann orac Surg. 2002;73(4):1189– 95.
4. Souza DS, Johansson B, Bojö L, Karlsson R, Geijer H, Filbey D,
etal. Harvesting the saphenous vein with surrounding tissue for
CABG provides long- term gra patency comparable to the le
internal thoracic artery:results of a randomized longitudinal trial.
J orac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006;132(2):373– 8.
5. Samano N, Geijer H, Liden M, Fremes S, Bodin L, Souza D. e
no- touch saphenous vein for coronary artery bypass graing
maintains a patency, aer 16years, comparable to the le internal
thoracic artery:a randomized trial. J orac Cardiovasc Surg.
2015;150(4):880– 8.
6. Johansson B, Samano N, Souza D, Bodin L, Filbey D, Mannion
JD, Bojö L. e no- touch vein gra for coronary artery bypass
surgery preserves the le ventricular ejection fraction at 16years
postoperatively:long- term data from a longitudinal randomised
trial. Open Heart. 2015;2(1):e000204.
7. Johansson BL, Souza DS, Bodin L, Filbey D, Bojö L. No touch vein
harvesting technique for CABG improves the long- term clinical
outcome. Scand Cardiovasc J. 2009;43(1):63– 8.
8. Johansson BL, Souza DS, Bodin L, Filbey D, Loesch A, Geijer H,
etal. Slower progression of atherosclerosis in vein gras harvested
with ‘no touch’ technique compared with conventional harvesting
technique in coronary artery bypass graing:an angiographic
and intravascular ultrasound study. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg.
2010;38(4):414– 9.

30 No-touch saphenous vein grafts incoronary artery bypasssurgery 247
https://t.me/medicina_free
9. Souza DS, Christoerson RH, Bomm V, Filbey D. ‘No- touch’
technique using saphenous vein harvested with its surrounding
tissue for coronary artery bypass graing maintains an intact
endothelium. Scand Cardiovasc J. 1999;33(6):323– 9.
10. Tsui JC, Souza DS, Filbey D, Bomm V, Dashwood MR.
Preserved endothelial integrity and nitric oxide synthase in
saphenous vein gras harvested by a ‘no- touch’ technique. Br J
Surg. 2001;88(9):1209– 15.
11. Dashwood MR, Savage K, Tsui JC, Dooley A, Shaw SG, Fernández
Alfonso MS, etal. Retaining perivascular tissue of human saphenous
vein gras protects against surgical and distension- induced damage
and preserves endothelial nitric oxide synthase and nitric oxide
synthase activity. J orac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009;138(2):334– 40.
12. Dashwood MR, Tsui JC. ‘No- touch’ saphenous vein harvesting
improves gra performance in patients undergoing coronary
artery bypass surgery:a journey from bedside to bench. Vascul
Pharmacol. 2013;58(3):240– 50.
13. Ramos De Souza D, Dashwood MR, Samano N. Saphenous vein
gra harvesting and patency:no- touch harvesting is the answer.
J orac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017;154(4):1300– 1.
14. Dreifaldt M, Mannion JD, Bodin L, Olsson H, Zagozdzon L,
Souza D. e no- touch saphenous vein as the preferred second
conduit for coronary artery bypass graing. Ann orac Surg.
2013;96(1):105– 11.
15. Dreifaldt M, Mannion JD, Geijer H, Liden M, Bodin L, Souza D.
e no-touch saphenous vein is an excellent alternative conduit
to the radial artery 8 years aer coronary artery bypass graing:
A randomized trial. J orac Cardiovasc Surg 2019.
16. Dreifaldt M, Souza D, Bodin L, Shi- Wen X, Dooley A, Muddle
J, etal. e vasa vasorum and associated endothelial nitric oxide
synthase is more important for saphenous vein than arterial
bypass gras. Angiology. 2013;64(4):293– 9.
17. Mannion JD, Marelli D, Brandt T, Stallings M, Cirks J, Dreifaldt
M, Souza D. ‘No- touch’ versus ‘endo’ vein harvest:early
patency on symptom- directed catheterization and harvest site
complications. Innovations (Phila). 2014;9(4):306– 11.
18. Samano N, Geijer H, Bodin L, Arbeus M, Mannion JD,
Dashwood M, Souza D. e no- touch saphenous vein gra in
elderly coronary bypass patients with multiple comorbidities is a
promising conduit to substitute the le internal thoracic artery. J
orac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017;154(2):457– 66.
19. Neumann FJ, Sousa- Uva M, Ahlsson A, Alfonso F, Banning AP,
Benedetto U, etal. 2018 ESC/ EACTS Guidelines on myocardial
revascularization. Eur Heart J. 2019;40(2):87– 165.
20. Verma S, Lovren F, Pan Y, Yanagawa B, Deb S, Karkhanis R, etal.
Pedicled no- touch saphenous vein gra harvest limits vascular
smooth muscle cell activation:the PATENT saphenous vein gra
study. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2014;45(4):717– 25.
Соседние файлы в папке Библиотека им академика М.И. Перельмана
