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Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: Misperceptions and misconceptions
Shahzad G Raja, Umberto Benedetto, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Harefield Hospital, Middlesex UB9 6JH, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Raja SG conceived the study, drafted, edited and revised the manuscript; Benedetto U performed literature search, drafted and helped with revision; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to: Shahzad G Raja, MRCS, FRCS (C-Th), Department of Cardiac Surgery, Harefield Hospital, Hill End Rd, Harefield, Middlesex UB9 6JH, United Kingdom. drrajashahzad@hotmail.com
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Received: December 8, 2013
Revised: February 1, 2014
Accepted: March 13, 2014
Published online: March 26, 2014
Processing time: 107 Days and 16.7 Hours
Revised: February 1, 2014
Accepted: March 13, 2014
Published online: March 26, 2014
Processing time: 107 Days and 16.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: There is reluctance to adopt off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting owing to concerns about incomplete revascularization, poor graft patency, and long-term mortality. These concerns are the result of misperceptions and misconceptions rather than reality. This manuscript attempts to tackle these misperceptions and misconceptions.