The benefits of coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) without cardiopulmonary bypass in the elderly are still undetermined. We randomly assigned patients 75 years of age or older who were schedule ...

Patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery may have fewer neurological complications after surgery if a pump supporting the heart and lungs is not used.

Traditionally, surgeons stoped the heart and used a cardiopulmonary bypass pump to circulate blood throughout the body during the procedure. The newer technique allows allows the heart to remain ...

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 ...

What determines whether a patient will have “on-pump” or “off-pump” coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG)? —Elissa Internicola Lebow, PA-C, Staten Island, N.Y. Patients may achieve an ...

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 ...

It got this name because the presumption was that cognitive impairment after bypass surgery was related to the use of the cardiopulmonary bypass pump during the procedure.

The "US Market Report for Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Devices 2018 - MedCore" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. Off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB), or simply ...

Abstract Background Coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) has traditionally been performed with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (on-pump 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 ...