Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Over the long term, on-pump CABG was associated with better survival than off-pump CABG, but other outcomes did ...

As time goes by, patients treated with off-pump CABG surgery have higher mortality, less complete revascularization, and more need for repeat revascularization in the ensuing years than those treated ...

Boston, MA - Off-pump and on-pump CABG surgery both result in excellent outcomes, and neither procedure should be judged inferior to the other, according to a recent American Heart Association ...

Chicago, IL - One of the few randomized trials to compare cognitive outcomes after off-pump and on-pump CABG has found cognitive function slightly improved at 3 months in those who got off-pump ...

...the composite risk of major complications ... was significantly less in patients undergoing off-pump CABG... Selected patients—especially those considered at high risk—seem to benefit more from off ...

Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting is associated with a significantly higher rate of all-cause mortality than surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with left main disease, according to ...

SAN FRANCISCO (March 11, 2013) — Bypass surgery done without a heart-lung machine, known as off-pump, may provide better post-operative outcomes than on-pump bypass surgery for high-risk patients, ...

Even though coronary artery bypass graft surgery with use of cardiopulmonary bypass (on-pump CABG) is associated with cognitive decline, avoiding cardiopulmonary bypass (off-pump CABG) had no effect ...

Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery has been established as a safe, effective and financially appealing alternative to on-pump CABG surgery, which uses a cardiopulmonary bypass ...

(HealthDay News) — For patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, an intervention that reduces the risk of acute kidney injury does not preserve kidney function at one year, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Current North American guidelines recommend nonurgent CABG be performed at least 5 days after cessation of ...

In 1883, the eminent Viennese surgeon Theodor Billroth declared, “Let no man who hopes to retain the respect of his medical brethren dare to operate on the human heart.” Billroth articulated what was ...