78% Stroke Reduction with Newer No-Touch Beating Heart Bypass Surgery, According to Landmark Study
Lower stroke, mortality, renal failure, bleeding, atrial fibrillation, and length of intensive care unit stay with newer no-touch technique.
Feb 27, 2017, 07:00 ET
Four surgical methods of coronary artery bypass grafting with increasing degrees of aortic manipulation. Percentages pictured represent the relative decrease in risk of perioperative stroke using anOPCABG compared to the other techniques. CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting with cardiopulmonary bypass; anOPCABG = anaortic off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting; LIMA = left internal mammary artery; OPCABG-HS = off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting with the Heartstring system; OPCABG-PC = off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting with partial clamp; RIMA = right internal mammary artery.