ReviewAnnals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia2020
Current Status of Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass.
Review in Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- A Meta-Analysis of Early, Mid-term and Long-Term Mortality of On-Pump vs. Off-Pump in Redo Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Ten Commandments of Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.Annals of thoracic surgery short reports · 2026Article
- Assessment of right ventricular function in patients after coronary artery bypass graft: a single center study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Post-operative and long-term outcomes in dialysis and non-dialysis patients undergoing on-pump and off-pump CABG: a nationwide cohort analysis.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2025Article
- Total Arterial Revascularization: Evaluating the Length of the Radial Artery in a Composite Graft Configuration.Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia · 2024Article
- Predictive value of systemic inflammatory response index (SIRI) for complex coronary artery disease occurrence in patients presenting with angina equivalent symptoms.Cardiology journal · 2024Article
- Multivessel Coronary Disease and Severe Atherosclerotic Aorta: Real-World Experience.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Observational
- Blood Products Utilization Status in Off-Pump Cardiac Surgery Patients.International journal of hematology-oncology and stem cell research · 2023Article
- The Significance of Simple Inflammatory Markers in Off Pump Surgery-Review.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Review
- Outcomes of urgent coronary artery bypass grafting in patients who have recently recovered from COVID-19 infection, with a median follow-up period of twelve months: our experience.The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology · 2022Article
- Postoperative Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio as an Overall Mortality Midterm Prognostic Factor following OPCAB Procedures.Clinics and practice · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeOff-pump coronary arterial bypass grafting (OPCAB) has become a common practice for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in Japan, with approximately 65% CABG procedures currently being performed using OPCAB. However, it is unclear whether OPCAB is superior in terms of associated mortality, incidence of complications, graft patency rate, and long-term outcomes compared with conventional CABG (CCABG).
methodsLiterature consideration was performed, mainly based on observational studies involving large samples and randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
resultsMany RCTs indicated that the acute-phase and long-term mortality rates were comparable between CCABG and OPCAB or that OPCAB was inferior to CCABG. In contrast, many observational studies indicated that OPCAB was superior to CCABG.
conclusionCABG is a delicate procedure, the outcomes of which vary in accordance with the patient's condition as well as the level of expertise of the associated institution and surgeon. In the future, we hope that reports will emerge with excellent results, including long-term results, from Japanese institutions experienced in performing OPCAB.
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