Selective Off-Pump CABG Advised, As On-Pump May Be Preferred – NEJM
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Cardiac surgeons should master both off- and on-pump coronary artery bypass graft techniques, because each method is appropriate for a separate set of patients, according to an editorial in the Jan. 1 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.
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