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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:792-793
© 2009 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Letter to the Editor

Graft patency in coronary artery bypass versus off-pump coronary artery bypass

Hisato Takagi, MD, PhD, Takuya Umemoto, MD, PhD

Shizuoka Medical Center, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shizuoka, Japan

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To the Editor:

We read with great interest the article by Angelini and associates1Go regarding effects of coronary artery bypass grafting with cardiopulmonary bypass (CABG-CPB) versus off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) grafting on graft patency from long-term (7-year) follow-up of 2 randomized controlled trials (Beating Heart Against Cardioplegic Arrest Study [BHACAS] 1 and 2). The likelihood of graft occlusion was not different between OPCAB (10.6%) and CABG-CPB (11.0%) groups (odds ratio, 1.00; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.55–1.81; P > .99).1Go Meanwhile, our previous meta-analysis2Go of randomized controlled trials (not including the . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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