Effects of off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting on early and late right ventricular function.

BACKGROUND: Off-pump CABG (OPCABG) results in better preservation of left ventricular function in the perioperative period than conventional on-pump CABG (ONCABG); however, evidence is conflicting as to the effect of OPCABG and ONCABG on right ventricular (RV) function, possibly because of the comp...

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Main Authors: Pegg, T, Selvanayagam, J, Karamitsos, T, Arnold, R, Francis, J, Neubauer, S, Taggart, D
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: 2008