Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Stroke-Exploratory Analysis of the GOPCABE Trial and Methodological Considerations.

CONCLUSION:  Within recent prospective randomized multicenter trials off-pump CABG did not result in lower stroke rates. The possible intrinsic benefit of off-pump CABG may be offset by the complexity of the operative therapy as well as the multiple pathomechanisms involved in perioperative stroke.
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Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - March 22, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Reents W, Zacher M, Boergermann J, Kappert U, Hilker M, Färber G, Albert M, Holzhey D, Conradi L, Riess FC, Veeckman P, Strauch JT, Diegeler A, Böning A Tags: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: research