Abstract

Preoperative pulmonary hypertension (HTAP) increases perioperative morbidity and mortality after coronary surgery. How it is affected by revascularization and how it impacts on long-term survival remain questionable. Off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) patients offer a unique model to specifically study the effect of preoperative HTAP because no extra-corporal circulation is used. The purpose of our study is to evaluate long-term effect of preoperative HTAP after OPCAB surgery.

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