Beating heart surgery. Med Health R I 2006 Jan;89(1):29-32
Date
03/08/2006Pubmed ID
16519202Scopus ID
2-s2.0-33645930968 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)Abstract
Off-pump beating heart coronary revascularization is a valuable surgical technique for high-risk patients, particularly those with severe atherosclerotic changes of the aorta, COPD, recent stroke, or for those in whom blood administration is contraindicated. Advances in clampless surgical techniques should further the benefit of OPCAB versus conventional CABG mostly in terms of stroke risk reduction. For now, routine use of OPCAB for all surgical revascularization procedures remains in question.
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Lilly REMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Cardiopulmonary BypassCoronary Artery Bypass
Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump
Humans
Treatment Outcome
