Off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in acute coronary syndrome: a clinical analysis

• Published in: Journal of cardiothoracic surgery Vol. 5; no. 1; p. 31
• Main Authors: Kaya, Kaan, Cavolli, Raif, Telli, Alpaslan, Soyal, Mehmet Fazil Tolga, Aslan, Alp, Gokaslan, Gökhan, Mursel, Sahin, Tasoz, Refik
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 27.04.2010; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Acute Coronary Syndrome - surgery; Cardiopulmonary Bypass; Coronary Artery Bypass; Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump; Humans; Research article; Turkey

Although off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) surgery has many beneficial effects compared with on-pump surgery, switch to on-pump surgery has significantly higher risks of operative mortality. Benefits of OPCAB over on-pump surgery strategies concerning myocardial revascularization are still deb...