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Ten-Year Outcomes of Off-Pump vs On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in the Department of Veterans Affairs

Thursday, April 14, 2022

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Quin JA, Wagner TH, Hattler B, Carr BM, Collins J, Almassi GH, Grover FL, and Shroyer AL.

This 10-year follow-up of the ROBY study reports on the primary end points of all-cause death and the composite of death or revascularization among 2203 patients randomized to off-pump or on-pump CABG 2002-2007.  Death rates at 10 years were 34.2% for off-pump and 31.1% for on-pump.  The composite end point was reached at 4.6 years for off-pump and 5.0 years for on-pump.  The study identified no advantages for off-pump bypass related to these 10-year outcomes.

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This paper will be hotly debated in years to come. The logical assumption is that ALL the surgeons involved were EQUALLY PROFICIENT to BOTH interventions....

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