Medical background

WHO forecasts that in 2023 the number of patients with coronary atherosclerosis in the world will reach over 41 million people. As a result, the coronary artery bypass surgery is the most frequently performed cardiac surgery procedure in the world today.

Usually the patient's own saphenous vein is used as a bypass. As a result of high blood pressure and other factors, the vessel rebuilds and its wall thickens - which unfortunately happens inward. This leads to a restriction of the vessel's patency.