title: Off-pump coronary artery bypass: techniques, pitfalls, and results.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-8802, USA.
authors: Steven J
authors: SJ
authors: Hoff
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods; D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D007858:Learning; D018579:Patient Selection; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012086:Reoperation; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000517:prevention & control*