Graft patency after off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery is inferior even with identical heparinization protocols: Results from the Danish On-pump Versus Off-pump Randomization Study (DOORS) Kim Houlind, MD, PhD, Morten Fenger-Grøn, MSc, Susanne J. Holme, MD, Bo J. Kjeldsen, MD, PhD, Susanne N. Madsen, MD, Bodil S. Rasmussen, MD, PhD, Mogens H. Jepsen, MD, Jan Ravkilde, MD, DMSc, Jens Aaroe, MD, DMSc, Peter Riis Hansen, MD, DMSc, Henrik Steen Hansen, MD, DMSc, Poul Erik Mortensen, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 148, Issue 5, Pages 1812-1819.e2 (November 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.02.024 Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Study flowchart. CCABG, Conventional coronary artery bypass grafting; OPCAB, off-pump coronary artery bypass. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 148, 1812-1819.e2DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.02.024) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Number of realized grafts as percentages of the number of preoperatively projected grafts divided in treatment groups and coronary territories. Anterior: Left anterior descending artery territory, Right: Right coronary artery territory, Circumflex: Circumflex artery territory. CCABG, Conventional coronary artery bypass grafting; OPCAB, off-pump coronary artery bypass. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 148, 1812-1819.e2DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.02.024) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Percentage of occluded, stenotic, and open grafts in each territory. CCABG, Conventional coronary artery bypass grafting; OPCAB, off-pump coronary artery bypass. Anterior: Left anterior descending artery territory; Right: Right coronary artery territory; Circumflex: Circumflex artery territory. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 148, 1812-1819.e2DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.02.024) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions