Journal article
Conversion after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: the CORONARY trial experience
Abstract
Objectives: Emergent and late conversions form OFF-to-ON pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) have been associated with worse outcomes, however, it remains unclear as to which risk factors are associated with conversion and how to prevent them.
Methods: Among 4718 patients who randomly underwent off- or on-pump CABG, the incidence of off-pump to on-pump cross-over, or 'OFF-to-ON conversion', was 7.9% (186/2356). The primary outcome was a …
Authors
Stevens L-M; Noiseux N; Avezum A; Ayapati DR; Chen X; Lucchese FA; Cacheda H; Parvathaneni S; Ou Y; Lamy A
Journal
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Vol. 51, No. 3, pp. 539–546
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
March 1, 2017
DOI
10.1093/ejcts/ezw361
ISSN
1010-7940