Title:Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting; is it Still Relevant?
Volume: 18
Issue: 2
Author(s): Chima K.P. Ofoegbu*Rodgers M. Manganyi
Affiliation:
- Chris Barnard Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South
Africa
Keywords:
CABG, cardiac surgery, OPCAB, coronary artery disease, optimal medical therapy, myocardial revascularization.
Abstract: Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (OPCAB) experienced a resurgence in the
1980s -2000s and developed steadily with improvement of the instrumentation and techniques.
However questions about graft patency and long-term survival of OPCAB patients still exist. This
review attempts to explore the current relevance of OPCAB.