There are controversies about the possible benefits of offpump coronary artery bypass
grafting (OPCABG) compared to on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (ONCABG). For a …

The main purpose of the off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery is to reduce morbidity and
mortality due cardiopulmonary bypass. However, even though many studies have shown …

BACKGROUND: Most recent published meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
(RCTs) showed that off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) reduces …

BACKGROUND: There is no agreement whether off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB)
can reduce mortality, rates of stroke, myocardial infarction, or revascularization when …

BACKGROUND: Off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) challenges the conventional on-
pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) as the standard of surgical therapy for …

Background The long-term effects of off-pump coronary artery bypass continue to be
controversial because some studies have reported increased adverse event rates with off …

In the present systematic review with meta-analysis, we sought to determine the current
strength of evidence for or against off-pump and on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting …

After more than thirty years, a hundred randomized studies and dozens of meta-analyses,
there is still controversy on the results and benefits of off-pump coronary artery bypass …

BACKGROUND: Off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery (OPCAB) is increasingly
becoming a widely used technique and challenges conventional on-pump coronary artery …

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to compare 5-year rates of overall death, cardiac-
related death, myocardial infarction, repeat revascularization, stroke and new occurrence of …