Early outcome after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: effect on mortality and stroke Resultado inicial após revascularização miocárdica: efeito na mortalidade e no acidente cerebrovascular
OBJECTIVE: One of the major and devastating complications of the coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the stroke. Avoiding cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) may reduce this neurological complication. In the past years there was an increased interest in the off-pump coronary artery grafting (OPCAB)....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular
2008-03-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382008000100005 |