Prague Med. Rep. 2025, 126, 207-214
https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2025.33
Long-term Graft Patency of Saphenous Vein Grafts after Endoscopic Harvest in Aortocoronary Bypass Surgery
Okaikor Okantey1,2, Tomáš Jonszta2,3
, Lubomír Pavliska4, Jiří Sieja1,2, Miriam Kende1,2, Radim Brát1,2
, Lubomír Pavliska4, Jiří Sieja1,2, Miriam Kende1,2, Radim Brát1,2
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
2Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
3Department of Radiology, University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
4Department of Science and Research, University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Received November 20, 2024
Accepted November 21, 2025
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