Why the study?
Does off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery reduce postoperative atrial fibrillation and hard clinical outcomes compared with on-pump surgery in patients undergoing CABG?
Population
Patients in randomized trials undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery
Comparison
Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery vs On-pump coronary artery bypass surgery
Design
Meta-analysis
Authors
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Supports off-pump CABG to lower postoperative AF risk; confirms AF benefit but leaves mortality, MI, stroke, and revascularization uncertain.
Does off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery reduce postoperative atrial fibrillation and hard clinical outcomes compared with on-pump surgery in patients undergoing CABG?
Off-pump CABG reduces postoperative atrial fibrillation compared to on-pump CABG, but its impact on hard clinical outcomes remains uncertain.
Møller et al. (2008) studied this question.
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