VEST Venous Graft External Support Pivotal Study (VEST Pivotal)

This is an interventional prevention trial for Coronary Artery Disease focused on measuring Coronary artery bypass Read More

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Signed informed consent, inclusive of release of medical information, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) documentation.
2. Age 21 years or older.
3. Planned and scheduled on-pump CABG.
4. Two or more vein grafts to native vessels having at least 75% stenosis and comparable runoff.
5. IMA graft indicated for the LAD. Additional arterial grafts may be considered based on practice guidelines.
6. Appropriately sized and accessible target coronary arteries, with a minimum diameter of 1.5 mm and adequate vascular bed (without significant distal stenosis), as assessed by pre-operative cardiac angiography and verified by diameter gauging intraoperatively.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Concomitant non-CABG cardiac surgical procedure.
2. Prior cardiac surgery.
3. Emergency CABG surgery.
4. Contraindication for on-pump CABG with cardioplegic arrest (e.g. severely calcified aorta).
5. Calcification at the intended anastomotic sites, as assessed upon opening of the chest and before randomization.
6. Severe vein varicosity as assessed after vein harvesting and before randomization.
7. History of clinical stroke within 3 months prior to randomization.
8. Severe renal dysfunction (Cr>2.0 mg/dL).
9. Documented or suspected untreated diffuse peripheral vascular disease such as: carotid stenosis or claudication of the extremities.
10. Concomitant life-threatening disease likely to limit life expectancy to less than two years.
11. Inability to tolerate or comply with required guideline-based post-operative drug regimen (antiplatelet plus statin) and/or inability to take aspirin.
12. Inability to comply with required follow-ups including angiographic imaging methods (e.g. contrast allergy).
13. Concurrent participation in an interventional (drug or device) trial.