The early and late results of combined off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting and pulmonary resection in patients with concomitant lung cancer and unstable coronary heart disease☆☆☆

Abstract

Simultaneous off-pump myocardial revascularization and lung resection is a safe and effective treatment when unstable CHD and lung cancer coexist. In selected patients, this combined procedure may be an alternative to the two-stage approach, surgical or non-surgical (cardiologic) interventions preceding the pulmonary resection. The only statistically significant factor having an impact on long-term survival is the recurrence of the cancer.