Open AccessCognitive Outcomes in Elderly High-Risk Patients After Off-Pump Versus Conventional Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Author(s) -
Birte Østergaard,
Pia Hughes,
Lars S. Rasmussen,
Preben Ulrich Pedersen,
Daniel A. Steinbrüchel
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.105.587931
Subject(s) - medicine , bypass grafting , artery , cardiology , grafting , surgery , chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer
It has been suggested that the risk of cerebral dysfunction is less with off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) than with conventional coronary artery bypass grafting (CCAB). However, evidence for this statement is preliminary, and additional insight is needed.
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