Influence of Angioscopic Vein Graft Preparation on Development of Neointimal Hyperplasia in an Organ Culture Model of Human Saphenous Vein

Abstract

Angioscopic vein graft preparation is associated with endothelial cell loss but does not induce additional neointimal hyperplasia in HSV in vitro. These results suggest that angioscopic manipulation does not alter SMC behavior.