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01-04-2019 | CABG | Critical Appraisal of Trials
Five-year clinical outcomes of diabetic patients in the Randomized On/Off Bypass Follow-up (ROOBY-FS) trial—is the evidence enough to change the practice?
Author:
Pradeep Narayan
Published in:
Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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Issue 2/2019
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Excerpt
The 5-year outcome of diabetic patients undergoing coronary revascularization in the Randomized On/Off Bypass (ROOBY) trial has recently been published [
1]. The main finding of the study is that compared to off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) the 5-year survival is 6.1% higher in diabetics undergoing on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Thus, there is a strong trend toward improved survival with on-pump CABG in diabetics. …