Fig. 3From: Skeletonized internal thoracic artery harvesting: a low thermal damage electrosurgical device provides improved endothelial layer and tendency to better integrity of the vessel wall compared to conventional electrosurgerya Endothelial damage; significant reduction in endothelial damage in the PB group. b Wall integrity; tendency to better wall integrity in the PB group. c Adventitial bleeding; no differences between both devicesBack to article page