Current results in off pump surgery*1

Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Current Status

Coronary revascularization was first performed on the beating heart. Later on the heart-lung machine facilitated the wide-spread application and allowed accurate anastomoses to be performed on a fibrillating or arrested heart. The contemporary beating heart surgery goes back to the original approach, thereby using appropriate technology and techniques that have allowed surgeons to perform high ...

Current Trend of Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and cardioplegic arrest has been performed safely over several decades. Cardiac surgery under cardiac arrest provides a bloodless stable operative field, that can facilitate anastomosis. In last decade, CABG without CPB, off-pump CABG (OPCAB) has become more common with advances in surgical instruments and technique. This...

On-pump versus off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery in elderly patients: results from the Danish on-pump versus off-pump randomization study.

BACKGROUND Conventional coronary artery bypass grafting performed with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass is a well-validated treatment for patients with ischemic heart disease. Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) has been suggested to reduce the number of perioperative complications, especially in elderly patients. METHODS AND RESULTS In a multicenter, randomized trial, we assign...

On-Pump versus Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in Elderly Patients: Results from the Danish On-Pump versus Off- Pump Randomization Study (DOORS)

Dept of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Skejby Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus; Institute of Regional Health Services Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Dept of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense; Dept of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Center for Cardiovascular Research, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital; Aarhus; Dept o...

Current Evidence of On-Pump Versus Off-Pump Coronary Artery By-Pass Surgery