Letter by Hattler et al regarding article, "Graft patency after off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery"

Comment

Brack Hattler et al. Circulation. 2013.

. 2013 Jan 15;127(2):e276.

doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.136663.

No abstract available

Comment on

Off-Pump coronary artery bypass surgery is associated with worse arterial and saphenous vein graft patency and less effective revascularization: Results from the Veterans Affairs Randomized On/Off Bypass (ROOBY) trial.
Hattler B, Messenger JC, Shroyer AL, Collins JF, Haugen SJ, Garcia JA, Baltz JH, Cleveland JC Jr, Novitzky D, Grover FL; Veterans Affairs Randomized On/Off Bypass (ROOBY) Study Group. Hattler B, et al. Circulation. 2012 Jun 12;125(23):2827-35. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.069260. Epub 2012 May 16. Circulation. 2012. PMID: 22592900 Clinical Trial.
Graft patency after off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery.
Thourani VH, Guyton RA. Thourani VH, et al. Circulation. 2012 Jun 12;125(23):2806-8. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.108514. Epub 2012 May 16. Circulation. 2012. PMID: 22592901 No abstract available.