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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:211-212
© 2006 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Letter to the Editor

Is off-pump therapy really the right choice in urgent coronary grafting?

Omer Ashraf, MBBS

Aga Khan University, Stadium Rd, Karachi 74800, Pakistan

(Email: warraicch@yahoo.com).

The first 20% of the full text of this article appears below.

To the Editor:

I read with interest the article by Stamou and colleagues, 1 Go wherein they compare the early outcomes in nonelective myocardial revascularization in patients undergoing on-pump and off-pump bypass. However, it is arguable as to whether the conclusions drawn from this report will have an endearing and widespread influence on this issue.

First, even though recent studies are increasingly documenting better outcomes among patients undergoing off-pump procedures, a number of well-designed trials in the past and . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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Sotiris C. Stamou
J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2006 132: 212. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]



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