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Coronary artery disease

Off-pump CABG can improve outcomes in patients with CKD

Nature Reviews Nephrology volume 8, page 372 (2012)Cite this article

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The use of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is associated with improved outcomes compared with on-pump CABG in patients with poor baseline renal function, say the authors of a recent study published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

These data may help clinicians to identify patients who may be more likely to benefit from an off-pump CABG…

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  • Chawla, L. S. et al. Off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting outcomes stratified by preoperative renal function. J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. doi:10.1681/ASN.2012020122

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Ireland, R. Off-pump CABG can improve outcomes in patients with CKD. Nat Rev Nephrol 8, 372 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2012.99

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