Letter by Pocar et al Regarding Article, “No Major Differences in 30-Day Outcomes in High-Risk Patients Randomized to Off-Pump Versus On-Pump Coronary Bypass Surgery: The Best Bypass Surgery Trial”

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To the Editor: We congratulate Moller et al for outlining no major differences in short-term outcomes after off-pump versus conventional coronary bypass surgery in patients with European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation (EuroSCORE) ≥5.1 Mean additive EuroSCORE was 6.9, but no patient with ejection fraction <30% was enrolled, suggesting the prevalence of extracardiac risk factors in determining a higher risk profile. Although the …