Procedure Information
Over the past several years, advances in medical knowledge and surgical technology have made procedures like Clampless Beating Heart Surgery a reality. If your doctor says you are a candidate for coronary artery bypass graft surgery, Clampless Beating Heart Surgery may be an option for you. You can read the information below and discuss with your doctor.
Research has shown that beating heart bypass surgery may offer additional benefits to patients, in particular to patients at high risk, especially women and those with diabetes, history of stroke, or otherwise poor health.
The potential benefits of beating heart surgery may include1:
- Less trauma to the body, since the heart-lung machine is not used
- Fewer cognitive and neurological effects (for example, a stroke)
- Less risk of problems with memory
- Faster recovery rates
- Shorter hospital stays
- Fewer blood transfusions needed
1Puskas J, Cheng D, Knight J, et al. Off-pump versus conventional coronary artery bypass grafting. A meta-analysis and consensus statement from the 2004 ISMICS Consensus Conference. Innovations. 2005; 1:3-27
