| Introduction: Considering importance of fatty acids in developing coronary artery disease (CAD)
and lack of information about saphenous vein which is commonly used as coronary arterial
bypass, in this study we investigated differences in fatty acids composition between saphenous
vein and aorta tissues in patients with CAD.
Methods: Biopsy samples of aortic tissues and saphenous veins as well as blood samples were
obtained form 42 patients with CAD. Fatty acids composition of the tissues was determined using
gas chromatography and also serum lipid profile was evaluated by commercial kits.
Results: Levels of palmitic acid (16:0) were significantly higher in aorta in compared with
saphenous (P < 0.001). Also levels of most unsaturated fatty acids (16:1, 18:1n-9, 18:1t, 18:2t, 18:3
n‐9 and 22:3n-3) were statistically higher in saphenous tissue than aorta tissue (P < 0.05). Mean
levels of linoleic acid (18:2 n‐6) was higher in aorta tissue in comparison with saphenous tissue
(P = 0.01). We observed positive correlations between serum levels of LDL-C with elaidic acid and
linoleic acid levels in saphenous. Evaluation of aorta tissue fatty acids revealed that palmitoleic
acid (16:1) had positive and arachidonic and linoleic acids had negative correlations with serum
HDL-C levels.
Conclusion: Our results revealed difference between fatty acids composition of aorta and
saphenous vein tissues and existence of correlations between the fatty acids levels with serum
lipid profile. The saphenous vein had higher poly-unsaturated fatty acids in compared to aorta
tissue and thus this vein is not at risk of atherosclerosis and can be used as coronary arterial
bypass.
Please cite this article as: Paytakhti Oskouei M, Pezeshkian M, Safaie N, Darabi M, Fattahi A, Bijanpour H, Shaaker M, Jodati AR, |