Open AccessIs off-pump superior to conventional coronary artery bypass grafting in diabetic patients with multivessel disease?
Author(s) -
Maximilian Y. Emmert,
Sacha P. Salzberg,
Burkhardt Seifert,
Héctor Rodríguez Cetina Biefer,
André Plass,
Simon P. Hoerstrup,
Jürg Grünenfelder,
Volkmar Falk
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.11.003
Subject(s) - bypass grafting , cardiology , grafting , medicine , coronary artery disease , artery , off pump coronary artery bypass , disease , materials science , composite material , polymer
Diabetic patients often present with diffuse coronary disease than nondiabetic patients posing a greater surgical challenge during off-pump revascularization. In this study, the safety, feasibility, and completeness of revascularization for this subset of patients was assessed.
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