Clampless off-pump surgery reduces stroke in patients with left main disease

Conclusions: This study shows the superiority of OPCAB for patients with LMD with regards to risk-adjusted outcomes other than mortality. A “clampless OPCAB strategy”, effectively reduces stroke yielding similar early outcomes as PCI.

Source: International Journal of Cardiology - June 25, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Maximilian Y. Emmert, Sacha P. Salzberg, Burkhardt Seifert, Jacques Scherman, Andre Plass, Christoph T. Starck, Oliver Theusinger, Simon P. Hoerstrup, Jürg Grünenfelder, Stephan Jacobs, Volkmar Falk Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research