Long-Term Survival Following Off-Pump Coronary Surgery: Does Surgeon Experience Make a Difference?

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Editorial

Harold L Lazar. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018.

. 2018 Nov 6;7(21):e011122.

doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.011122.

Abstract

See Article by Gaudino et al .

Keywords: Editorials; coronary artery bypass; off pump; surgeon experience.

Off- Versus On-Pump Coronary Surgery and the Effect of Follow-Up Length and Surgeons' Experience: A Meta-Analysis.
Gaudino M, Benedetto U, Bakaeen F, Rahouma M, Tam DY, Abouarab A, Di Franco A, Leonard J, Elmously A, Puskas JD, Angelini GD, Girardi LN, Fremes SE, Taggart DP. Gaudino M, et al. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 Nov 6;7(21):e010034. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.010034. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018. PMID: 30373421 Free PMC article.

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