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When a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) is performed, the vessels used for the bypass grafts are usually veins taken from the patient's legs. Over time the grafted veins take on many of the characteristics of arteries; that is, they become thicker and stiffer. What might this suggest about the possible cause(s) of the structural differences between arteries and veins? Hypothesize what might happen if you took a section of artery and implanted it into a vein.
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