Off-pump versus on-pump coronary-artery bypass grafting in elderly patients.

A, Diegeler; J, Börgermann; U, Kappert; M, Breuer; A, Böning; A, Ursulescu; A, Rastan; D, Holzhey; H, Treede; FC, Rieß; P, Veeckmann; A, Asfoor; W, Reents; M, Zacher; M, Hilker

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1211666

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Off-pump versus on-pump coronary-artery bypass grafting in elderly patients.

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Diegeler A

Börgermann J

Kappert U

Abstract

Background The benefits of coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) without cardiopulmonary bypass in the elderly are still undetermined.Methods We randomly assigned patients 75 years of age or older who were scheduled for elective first-time CABG to undergo the procedure either without cardiopulmonar...

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