Off-pump surgery is not a contraindication for patients with a severely decreased ejection fraction

Emmert, Maximilian Y; Salzberg, Sacha P; Seifert, Burkhardt; Schurr, Ulrich P; Theusinger, Oliver M; Hoerstrup, Simon P; Reuthebuch, Oliver; Genoni, Michele

doi:10.1532/hsf98.20111027

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Off-pump surgery is not a contraindication for patients with a severely decreased ejection fraction.

Published in The heart surgery forum • Oct 1, 2011

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Authors:

Maximilian Y Emmert

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Sacha P Salzberg

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Burkhardt Seifert

Abstract

BACKGROUND: A severely impaired left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) (30%) increases the risk of surgical myocardial revascularization. We evaluated the safety and feasibility of off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) surgery in patients with a severely decreased EF. METHODS: We compared 79 pati...

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