In the current era, complete revascularization improves survival after coronary artery bypass surgery

Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting provides complete revascularization with reduced myocardial injury, transfusion requirements, and length of stay: A prospective randomized comparison of two hundred unselected patients undergoing off-pump versus conventional coronary artery bypass grafting

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Effect of completeness of revascularization on long-term outcome of patients with three-vessel disease undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery. A report from the Coronary Artery Surgery Study (CASS) Registry.

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Does off-pump coronary surgery reduce morbidity and mortality?

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Surgery for acquired heart disease The importance of completeness of revascularization during long-term follow-up after coronary artery operations

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What constitutes optimal surgical revascularization?

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