[Beating heart coronary revascularisation. Report of 26 cases]

The beating heart coronary artery bypass technique is becoming more popular in many cardiac units throughout the world. This relativity new technique has prompted surgeons and anaesthetists to review and analysed the routine approach to coronary surgery. In this study we reviewed 26 patients operated off pump technique group I (50 %) and the group II (50 %) operated on pump coronary artery bypass. The patients in the group II were more symptomatic with more heart function, than group I. The postoperative cause of the two groups was similar. This retrospective analysis shows that beating heart technique for coronary surgery can be offered to many patients with good out come and on pump technique can be more safety specially in case of poor myocardial function.