title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University, 550 Peachtree St Medical Office Tower, 6th Floor Crawford Long Hospital of Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Puskas
mesh_terms: D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis / Q000379:methods*