Efficacy and safety of edifoligide, an E2F transcription factor decoy, for prevention of vein graft failure following coronary artery bypass graft surgery: PREVENT IV: a randomized controlled trial.

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Published in JAMA on November 16, 2005

Authors

John H Alexander1, Gail Hafley, Robert A Harrington, Eric D Peterson, T Bruce Ferguson, Todd J Lorenz, Abhinav Goyal, Michael Gibson, Michael J Mack, Daniel Gennevois, Robert M Califf, Nicholas T Kouchoukos, PREVENT IV Investigators

Author Affiliations

1: Duke University Medical Center, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC 27715, USA. john.h.alexander@duke.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Prevention of Autogenous Vein Graft Failure in Coronary Artery Bypass Procedures | NCT00042081

The Alirocumab for Stopping Atherosclerosis Progression in Saphenous Vein Grafts (ASAP-SVG) Pilot Trial (ASAP-SVG) | NCT03542110

Prospective Evaluation for Hybrid Cardiac Procedures (PERHAPS) | NCT05143671

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