A comparison of off-and on-pump beating-heart coronary artery bypass surgery on long-term cardiovascular events

Gurbuz O., Kumtepe G., YOLGÖSTEREN A., Ozkan H., Karal I. H., Ercan A., ...More

CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA, vol.28, no.1, pp.30-35, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.5830/cvja-2016-049
  • Journal Name: CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.30-35
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Our aim was to compare short-term outcomes and long-term major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE)-free survival and independent predictors of long-term MACE after off-pump (OPCAB) versus on-pump beating-heart (ONBHCAB) coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).