During the past 30 years, coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) primarily was performed with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (“on pump”) with cardioplegic arrest.

Cardiopulmonary bypass is a procedure surgeons use to perform many open heart surgeries. It involves a machine that substitutes the actions of the heart and lungs. Learn more here.

A more modern technique for performing coronary bypass surgery is associated with worst patient outcomes than the original method, according to a study published in The New England Journal of ...

HONOLULU, June 10 – Patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery may have fewer neurological complications after surgery if a pump supporting the heart and lungs is not used, researchers say in a ...

Off-pump CABG requires fewer resources and results in less blood loss, less early neurocognitive dysfunction, less myocardial-enzyme release, and less renal insufficiency. For further discussion ...

Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery has been established as a safe, effective and financially appealing alternative to on-pump CABG surgery, which uses a cardiopulmonary bypass ...

Boston, MA Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery was associated with lower hospital mortality and fewer strokes compared with on-pump surgery in patients with atheromatous aortic disease in a ...

Cardiopulmonary bypass can have detrimental effects. 1–4 Initial trials have shown that off-pump CABG is feasible in selected low-risk patients and offers results similar to those of CABG ...

Off-pump CABG aims to avoid the potential hazards of cardiopulmonary bypass, mainly in relation to the risk of stroke. With the patient under general anaesthesia, after a thoracotomy, the heart is ...