Coronary artery surgery results 1996

This survey on ischemic heart disease surgery began in 1974 and has continued to report the current status of surgical treatment in Japan. Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has increased markedly and surgical results have become increasingly favorable. This report describes CABG and surgery for postinfarction complications in 1996, including the first investigation on CABG without cardiopulmonary bypass (off-pump CABG) and minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting (MIDCAB).