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Does removal of these veins affect coronary artery bypass surgery later?

April 26, 2017affect Artery bypass coronary later Removal surgery veins

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Does removal of these veins affect coronary artery bypass surgery later?

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No, these diseased veins cannot be used as conduits for bypass surgery as the lumens are not healthy. In any case the conduits now used are mainly arterial and so will not be affected by the absence of superficial veins of the legs.