Initial results on the use of mechanical devices for proximal saphenous vein graft anastomoses: a clinical and angiographic evaluation.

Objective: To report on our initial clinical experience of the utilization of a mechanical anastomotic device (MAD) to perform saphenous vein graft to aorta anastomosis.

Method: Between June 2002 and May 2003, 17 patients, including 13 male, with a mean age of 64.4 +/- 9.