Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in high-risk patients: a review.
J Thorac Dis
; 8(Suppl 10): S795-S798, 2016 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-27942397
ABSTRACT
The role of off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) grafting in high risk patients remains controversial. While there have been studies showing the potential benefits of it, there is still a lot to be learned from the application of this technique in this sub-group of patients. The results of the different trials and papers that we reviewed seem to indicate a benefit in the OPCAB group. Despite of the fact that trials were significantly different in methodology, especially when choosing the risk score stratification tool or the cut-off to define high risk the literature seems to suggest a benefit from the use of OPCAB surgery. Here, we present a review which focussed on early and late outcome in high risk patients undergoing on- and off-pump coronary revascularization.
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Collection:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
J Thorac Dis
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United kingdom