AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL, cilt.163, sa.1, ss.1-6, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)
Background Uncertainty remains regarding the benefits and risks of the technique of operating on a beating heart (off pump) for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery versus on-pump CABG. Prior trials had few events and relatively short follow-up. There is a need for a large randomized, controlled trial with long-term follow-up to inform both the short-and long-term impact of the 2 approaches to CABG.