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Effects of on-pump and off-pump surgery in the Arterial Revascularization Trial

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

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Source

Source Name: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg

Source URL: http://ejcts.oxfordjournals.org/content/47/6/1059.abstract

Author(s)

David P. Taggart, Douglas G. Altman, Alastair M. Gray, Belinda Lees, Fiona Nugara, Ly-Mee Yu, and Marcus Flather on behalf of the ART Investigators

This post hoc analysis of the Arterial Revascularization Trial (ART) on 3102 patients compares intraoperative parameters and 1-year outcome for on-pump and off-pump surgery. Both techniques show excellent results with differences only in a small number of secondary endpoints.