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No‐touch saphenous vein (SV) used as coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). The SV is surrounded by a cushion of PVAT. The vein lumen (L) represents a site where several of the protective PVAT‐derived factors listed may confer beneficial effects that contribute to the superior performance of SV grafts in patients undergoing CABG.
