Propensity-matched analysis of the impact of saphenous vein graft external stenting on clinical outcomes in coronary bypass surgery: The RESTART study
The current study demonstrates that external vein graft stenting is associated with a significantly lower risk of experiencing adverse clinical outcomes up to 5 years after surgery compared with standard of care.
Authors
- Tiziano Torre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8706-8563)
- Siling Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7645-0878)
- David P. Taggart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5343-5997)
- Viviana Sebastiano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9656-9589)
- Marcus Flather (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5644-3116)
- Gil Bolotin
- Stephen Gerry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4654-7311)
- Stefanos Demertzis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3796-1775)
- Eric A. Secemsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3861-3163)
- Paolo Centofanti
- Ivar Friedrich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5180-7408)
- Luca Weltert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6094-8280)
- Samuel Fusca
- Sigrid Sandner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4669-9841)
- Tom Friedman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8975-2908)
- Jacqueline Donovan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1774-1625)
- Marija Pljakova
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Rambam Health Care Campus (IL)
- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Epatocentro Ticino (CH)
- A. O. Ordine Mauriziano di Torino (IT)
- European Hospital (IT)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JTCVS Open
- Published
- 2025-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2025.09.048
- Primary Topic
- Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00