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On-pump beating heart versus off-pump myocardial revascularization—a propensity-matched comparison

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Abstract

Objective

On-pump beating heart (OP-BH) coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is often undertaken as an alternative between off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) and conventional on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (On-pump CABG), especially in India. However, outcome data following OP-BH surgery is sparse. The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of OP-BH CABG with OPCAB.

Methods

From our institutional database, all patients undergoing OP-BH CABG (n = 531) were identified. A propensity-matched cohort undergoing OPCAB (n = 531) was identified from the database. Nearest neighbor matching technique was used and the groups were matched for variables including age, gender, body mass index, EuroSCORE, history of recent myocardial infarction or unstable angina, hypertension, peripheral vascular disease, chronic obstructive airway disease, diabetes, pre-op renal impairment, pre-op neurological events, and left ventricular function.

Results

The propensity-matched groups were well matched in terms of baseline characteristics. The mean EuroSCORE was 3.17 and 3.20 in the OP-BH and the OPCAB groups. The unadjusted 30-day mortality in the propensity-matched OPCAB group was 2.07% (11/531) while mortality in the on-pump beating heart group was significantly higher at 6.9% (37/531). Multivariate analysis showed that OP-BH CABG was an independent risk factor for 30-day mortality as well as major adverse post-operative outcomes including renal, neurological, and respiratory outcomes and post-operative atrial fibrillation.

Conclusions

OP-BH CABG is associated with worse clinical outcomes compared to patients undergoing OPCAB.

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    Yashaskar Manjunatha Rao, Shreyas Potdar, Debasis Das, Atanu Saha, Lalit Kapoor, Mrinalendu Das & Pradeep Narayan

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Rao, Y.M., Potdar, S., Das, D. et al. On-pump beating heart versus off-pump myocardial revascularization—a propensity-matched comparison. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 37, 639–646 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-021-01209-x

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