Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Disproportionately Benefits High-Risk Patients John D. Puskas, MD, Vinod H. Thourani, MD, Patrick Kilgo, MS, William Cooper, MD, Thomas Vassiliades, MD, J. David Vega, MD, Cullen Morris, MD, Edward Chen, MD, Brian J. Schmotzer, MS, Robert A. Guyton, MD, Omar M. Lattouf, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 88, Issue 4, Pages 1142-1147 (October 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.04.135 Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Regression curve comparison of observed mortality rates for off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) on cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) across all levels of predicted risk. (STS = The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2009 88, 1142-1147DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.04.135) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions