Our unit has used off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) surgery since 1998, and has consequently developed teaching methods for surgical trainees. This study aimed to compare the medium-term results of OPCAB performed by experts or supervised trainees.
Cardiovascular Department, Cardiac Surgery Operating Unit, Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital, Via Bissolati 57, 25124 Brescia, Italy. messina-antonio@poliambulanza.it