Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 213-223, Autumn 2009

Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass: Techniques, Pitfalls, and Results

  • Steven J. Hoff, MD

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Department of Cardiac Surgery, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Nashville, Tennessee

In an attempt to advance the surgical treatment of coronary artery disease, surgeons sought a way to offer the proven benefits of coronary revascularization and avoid the side effects of cardiopulmonary bypass by performing revascularization in the beating heart (off-pump coronary artery bypass). This review will describe the development and refinement of the technique, pitfalls to its widespread adoption, and an up-to-date assessment of current results.

Keywords: off-pump coronary artery bypass, OPCAB, technique

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PII: S1043-0679(09)00113-0

doi:10.1053/j.semtcvs.2009.09.002

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 213-223, Autumn 2009

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