In vivo three-dimensional FD-OCT visualization of microvascular structures consistent with vasa vasorum in a conventionally harvested saphenous vein graft
Akira Sugaya, Mutsumi Mizoguchi, Masanori Nakamura, Koji Kawahito · 2026
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Description
Vein grafts used in heart bypass surgery carry tiny vessels in their own walls, and keeping those vessels may help grafts last. Akira Sugaya, Mutsumi Mizoguchi, Masanori Nakamura, and Koji Kawahito reported a case in 2026. Their patient was a seventy-five-year-old woman. Her leg vein graft was harvested with a thin rim of fat kept around it, and gentle pressure was used to open it.
Two weeks after her bypass and valve surgery, a light-based scan inside the graft showed tube-like structures running along its outer layer. Their shape matched the wall's own micro-vessels. The authors call the finding a lead worth testing in comparative studies, since graft function could not be proven from one case.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Akira Sugaya, Mutsumi Mizoguchi, Masanori Nakamura, Koji Kawahito |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 11 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |