Saphenous vein aortocoronary bypass graft in a dog: thirteen-year follow-up.
A reversed autogenous saphenous vein graft placed between the ascending aorta and the nonstenosed circumflex coronary artery in a dog was studied thirteen years after operation. The aortic anastomosis was round despite the fact that only a slit aortotomy was originally made. The heel side of the distal anastomosis was narrowed but the toe side was not. The intimal thickening was very minimal, and the elastic membrane was intact.
D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D004285:Dogs; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000637:transplantation*