Preparing questions in advance can help patients to have more meaningful discussions with their physicians regarding their treatment options. The following questions related to endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) may be helpful:

1. Will EVH be used during my bypass surgery?
   
   
2. Why do you recommend EVH for someone in my condition?
   
   
3. Will I be put at any risk from the EVH procedure?
   
   
4. Are there any alternatives to EVH available to me? What are the benefits and drawbacks of using EVH?
   
   
5. After the EVH and bypass, how quickly will I recover?
   
   
6. What will happen to the area you harvest the vein from? Will it be permanently affected?
   
   
7. Will you remove the vein and perform the bypass all during one procedure?
   
   
8. Can you still use EVH if I am undergoing a minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass?
   
   
9. What size scar will the EVH procedure leave?