Heart and Aorta Is OPCAB Worth The Pain And Effort? | Page 2

Interest​ ​ in​ ​ OPCAB​​ ​ was​ ​ rekindled​ ​ in​ ​ the​ ​ late​ ​ 80s​ ​ and​ ​ 90s.​ ​ Due​ ​ to​ ​ the​ ​ steep​ ​ learning
curve​ ​ and​ ​ lack​ ​ of​ ​ evidence​ ​ for​ ​ better​ ​ outcome​ ​ compared​ ​ to​ ​ standard​ ​ operation,​ ​ many
surgeons​ ​ lost​ ​ initial​ ​ enthusiasm​ ​ and​ ​ went​ ​ back​ ​ to​ ​ the​ ​ old​ ​ time​ ​ tested​ ​ methods.​ ​ The​ ​ few
who​ ​ persisted​ ​ – ​ ​ many​ ​ of​ ​ them​ ​ in​ ​ India-​ ​ have​ ​ provided​ ​ valuable​ ​ information​ ​ regarding
the​ ​ safety​ ​ and​ ​ efficacy​ ​ of​ ​ this​ ​ demanding​ ​ surgery.
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