• Department of Cardiac Surgery;;
  • Southampton General Hospital;;
  • Southampton SO16 6YD;;
  • United Kingdom;;
Off-pump Coronary artery bypass grafting Mechanical stabilizer
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Objective To review the clinical experience of coronary artery bypass grafting without the assistance of extracorporeal circulation (Off pump CABG, OPCAB). Methods\ Between August 1999 and June 2000, 73 consecutive OPCAB were performed at our institution. The exposure and immobilization of the coronary artery target site during anastomosis were achieved with the help of Octopus mechanical stabilization and intraluminal shunt devices. Results\ There was no mortality, no perioperative myocardial infarct...

Citation： CHEN Qiang,Sunil Ohri.. Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2000, 7(4): 225-227. doi: Copy

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