Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting is safe and effective in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction.
Mateo Marin-CuartasSalil V DeoPaulina RamirezAlexander VerevkinSergey LeontyevMichael A BorgerPiroze M DavierwalaPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2021)
OPCAB is safe and effective in patients with severe LVD. Although incomplete revascularization is more commonly observed in patients undergoing OPCAB, it is not associated with increased late mortality.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery disease
- patients undergoing
- left ventricular
- early onset
- acute myocardial infarction
- cardiovascular events
- heart failure
- oxidative stress
- acute coronary syndrome
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- cardiovascular disease
- type diabetes
- atrial fibrillation