Why the study?
What are the predictors of early and overall unfavorable outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass without cardiopulmonary bypass?
Population
313 patients with coronary anatomy suitable for coronary artery bypass surgery without cardiopulmonary…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
33 months (range 1-57 months)
Authors
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Off-pump CABG can be performed with relatively low operative mortality in high-risk patients, though age ≥70 years and angina class IV strongly predict early mortality.
What are the predictors of early and overall unfavorable outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass without cardiopulmonary bypass?
Off-pump CABG can be performed with relatively low operative mortality in high-risk patients, though age ≥70 years and angina class IV strongly predict early mortality.
Moshkovitz et al. (1997) studied this question.
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