Abstract
Coronary artery bypass without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB), is gaining popularity due to recent scientific reports showing its safety. OPCAB is performed to avoid the diffuse inflammatory response, multiorgan dysfunction, and neurological complications associated with cardiopulmonary bypass. The authors and others have recently shown excellent graft patency, improved outcomes, and lower costs with OPCAB (1).
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Puskas, J.D. (2004). OPCAB. In: Goldstein, D.J., Oz, M.C. (eds) Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. Contemporary Cardiology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-416-0_5
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