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Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery
Off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) is very similar to the conventional coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedure. OPCAB still utilizes a median sternotomy, however the important difference is that the cardiopulmonary bypass pump is not employed.
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