High OPCAB surgical volume improves midterm event-free survival.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the midterm results of the initial phase of off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) surgery adoption in a single surgical unit, assessing the impact of procedural volume.

Methods: Study participants were 312 patients who underwent OPCAB during the period between August 2000 and January 2005 at S. Croce Hospital.

Impact of incomplete revascularization following OPCAB surgery.

Background And Aim Of The Study: The aim of this study was to evaluate the early and mid-term off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB) results in a single surgical unit, assessing the impact of completeness of revascularization.

Methods: Three hundred and twelve patients underwent OPCAB between August 2000 and January 2005. In-hospital data were collected prospectively for all patients undergoing OPCAB.