Early and long ‐term clinical outcomes after minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting versus off‐pump coronary surgery via sternotomy in isolated proximal left anterior descending artery disease: A propensity score matching analysis

ConclusionsShort ‐term as well as long‐term outcomes of MIDCAB in terms of mortality, MI, stroke, and target vessel revascularization are satisfactory and as safe and effective as OPCAB via sternotomy.

Source: Journal of Cardiac Surgery - September 27, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Ryszard Stanislawski, Sleiman Sebastian Aboul ‐Hassan, Jakub Marczak, Tomasz Stankowski, Maciej Peksa, Marcin Nawotka, Romuald Cichon Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research