Impact of Off-Pump Coronary Bypass Grafting on the Prevalence of Adverse Perioperative Outcome in Women Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery

OPCAB in female patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery is safe and seems to be beneficial with regard to perioperative outcome as compared with conventional on-pump CABG. For that reason, off-pump surgery may be an effective method of lowering morbidity and mortality in these relatively high-risk patients.