CT-angiographic Follow up of Patients That Underwent Coronary Bypass Surgery Between 1993-1997

NCT ID: NCT01686100

Last Updated: 2012-09-19

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

52 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-06-30

Study Completion Date

2011-11-30

Brief Summary

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Coronary artery surgery (CABG) is necessary to improve blood circulation in many patients with coronary artery disease. This is done by using alternative blood vessels (grafts) to bypass the stenosed coronary arteries. In CABG, vein grafts are traditionally used where surrounding tissue is removed, this may damage the vessel and influence its patency.

The "no-touch" technique was developed by Professor Domingos Souza at the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Örebro University Hospital. This technique includes taking out the vein with its surrounding tissue and by this way the vessel is less damaged. The first two follow ups have shown that no-touch grafts had better patency than conventionally extracted graft at 18 months and 8.5 years.

This long term follow up is a continuation of the randomized trial started in 1993 where the patency and incidence of stenoses in the no touch and conventional vein grafts has been studied.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Coronary Artery Disease

Keywords

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Coronary artery bypass grafting Saphenous vein grafts

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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No touch vein grafts

The grafts were harvested with there surrounding tissues.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

No touch technique

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

The vein graft is harvested with its surronding tissues.

Conventional vein grafts.

The grafts were stripped from surrounding tissue.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Conventional technique

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

The vein graft is stripped from its surrounding tissues.

Interventions

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No touch technique

The vein graft is harvested with its surronding tissues.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Conventional technique

The vein graft is stripped from its surrounding tissues.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. First time coronary artery bypass grafting with either conventional or no touch vein grafts performed by Dr.Souza between 1993-1997.
2. Included in the previous follow up studies
3. Signed and dated consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Allergy to contrast
2. Renal failure
3. Uncontrolled diabetes
4. Unable to implement the study according to protocol -
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Örebro County Council

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ninos Samano M.D.

Doctor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Department for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Örebro University Hospital

Örebro, , Sweden

Site Status

Countries

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Sweden

References

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Souza DS, Johansson B, Bojo L, Karlsson R, Geijer H, Filbey D, Bodin L, Arbeus M, Dashwood MR. Harvesting the saphenous vein with surrounding tissue for CABG provides long-term graft patency comparable to the left internal thoracic artery: results of a randomized longitudinal trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006 Aug;132(2):373-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.04.002.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16872965 (View on PubMed)

Loesch A, Dashwood MR, Souza DS. Does the method of harvesting the saphenous vein for coronary artery bypass surgery affect venous smooth muscle cells? iNOS immunolabelling and ultrastructural findings. Int J Surg. 2006;4(1):20-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2005.11.002. Epub 2006 Jan 3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17462310 (View on PubMed)

Dashwood MR, Dooley A, Shi-Wen X, Abraham DJ, Dreifaldt M, Souza DS. Perivascular fat-derived leptin: a potential role in improved vein graft performance in coronary artery bypass surgery. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2011 Feb;12(2):170-3. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2010.247874. Epub 2010 Nov 3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21051379 (View on PubMed)

Dreifaldt M, Souza DS, Loesch A, Muddle JR, Karlsson MG, Filbey D, Bodin L, Norgren L, Dashwood MR. The "no-touch" harvesting technique for vein grafts in coronary artery bypass surgery preserves an intact vasa vasorum. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Jan;141(1):145-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.02.005. Epub 2010 Apr 9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20381817 (View on PubMed)

Johansson BL, Souza DS, Bodin L, Filbey D, Loesch A, Geijer H, Bojo L. Slower progression of atherosclerosis in vein grafts harvested with 'no touch' technique compared with conventional harvesting technique in coronary artery bypass grafting: an angiographic and intravascular ultrasound study. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2010 Oct;38(4):414-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.02.007. Epub 2010 Apr 1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20362457 (View on PubMed)

Johansson BL, Souza DS, Bodin L, Filbey D, Bojo L. No touch vein harvesting technique for CABG improves the long-term clinical outcome. Scand Cardiovasc J. 2009 Feb;43(1):63-8. doi: 10.1080/14017430802140104.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18609044 (View on PubMed)

Rueda Fd, Souza D, Lima Rde C, Menezes A, Johansson B, Dashwood M, The E, Gesteira M, Escobar M, Vasconcelos F. Novel no-touch technique of harvesting the saphenous vein for coronary artery bypass grafting. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2008 Jun;90(6):356-62. doi: 10.1590/s0066-782x2008000600002. English, Portuguese.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18592087 (View on PubMed)

Dashwood MR, Savage K, Dooley A, Shi-Wen X, Abraham DJ, Souza DS. Effect of vein graft harvesting on endothelial nitric oxide synthase and nitric oxide production. Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 Sep;80(3):939-44. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.03.042.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16122459 (View on PubMed)

Dashwood M, Anand R, Loesch A, Souza D. Surgical trauma and vein graft failure: further evidence for a role of ET-1 in graft occlusion. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2004 Nov;44 Suppl 1:S16-9. doi: 10.1097/01.fjc.0000166222.50346.c6.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15838269 (View on PubMed)

Souza DS, Dashwood MR, Tsui JC, Filbey D, Bodin L, Johansson B, Borowiec J. Improved patency in vein grafts harvested with surrounding tissue: results of a randomized study using three harvesting techniques. Ann Thorac Surg. 2002 Apr;73(4):1189-95. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(02)03425-2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11996262 (View on PubMed)

Tsui JC, Souza DS, Filbey D, Karlsson MG, Dashwood MR. Localization of nitric oxide synthase in saphenous vein grafts harvested with a novel "no-touch" technique: potential role of nitric oxide contribution to improved early graft patency rates. J Vasc Surg. 2002 Feb;35(2):356-62. doi: 10.1067/mva.2002.121072.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11854735 (View on PubMed)

Tsui JC, Souza DS, Filbey D, Bomfim V, Dashwood MR. Preserved endothelial integrity and nitric oxide synthase in saphenous vein grafts harvested by a 'no-touch' technique. Br J Surg. 2001 Sep;88(9):1209-15. doi: 10.1046/j.0007-1323.2001.01855.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11531869 (View on PubMed)

Souza DS, Christofferson RH, Bomfim V, Filbey D. "No-touch" technique using saphenous vein harvested with its surrounding tissue for coronary artery bypass grafting maintains an intact endothelium. Scand Cardiovasc J. 1999;33(6):323-9. doi: 10.1080/14017439950141362.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10622542 (View on PubMed)

Souza D. A new no-touch preparation technique. Technical notes. Scand J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1996;30(1):41-4. doi: 10.3109/14017439609107239. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 8727856 (View on PubMed)

Samano N, Geijer H, Liden M, Fremes S, Bodin L, Souza D. The no-touch saphenous vein for coronary artery bypass grafting maintains a patency, after 16 years, comparable to the left internal thoracic artery: A randomized trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Oct;150(4):880-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.07.027. Epub 2015 Jul 15.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 26282605 (View on PubMed)

Johansson B, Samano N, Souza D, Bodin L, Filbey D, Mannion JD, Bojo L. The no-touch vein graft for coronary artery bypass surgery preserves the left ventricular ejection fraction at 16 years postoperatively: long-term data from a longitudinal randomised trial. Open Heart. 2015 Mar 24;2(1):e000204. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2014-000204. eCollection 2015.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25852948 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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102841

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id