OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY: ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

“Off-pump” or "beating heart" coronary bypass surgery, also known as OPCAB (for "Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass), differs from conventional Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) in that the cardiopulmonary bypass pump (extracorporeal circulation) is not employed.


Despite on contraversial results of different trials, we can admit main advantages and disadvantages of cardiac revascularization techniques. But studies are continuing, stuff and methods are progressing, so may be in future we will see another table...



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