Prognosis after off-pump coronary artery bypass in patients receiving hemodialysis.

Purpose: This study was performed to evaluate the perioperative and long-term results of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) in hemodialysis (HD)-dependent patients.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the results of isolated OPCAB performed at Tokyo Women's University Medical Center East from February 27, 2000, to May 12, 2006. Perioperative data for patients receiving HD (group HD, n=39) were compared with data from patients not receiving HD (group noHD, n=60).