Avoiding aortic clamping during coronary artery bypass grafting reduces postoperative stroke

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the incidence of postoperative stroke could be reduced by eliminating aortic clamping during coronary artery bypass grafting.

Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - September 14, 2014 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Emmanuel Moss, John D. Puskas, Vinod H. Thourani, Patrick Kilgo, Edward P. Chen, Bradley G. Leshnower, Omar M. Lattouf, Robert A. Guyton, Kathryn E. Glas, Michael E. Halkos Tags: Acquired cardiovascular disease Source Type: research