“Beyond Beating Heart Surgery” Heartstring Device Protects against Perioperative Neurological Events

Sakopoulos, Andreas G.; Jacobson, Paul H.; Wilson, Don; Huse, Wilfred M.

doi:10.1177/155698451000500209

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“…The search in Clinicaltrials.gov yielded one study on Heartstring, which is still recruiting since 2006 and its results are, to our knowledge, still unpublished. We were able to retrieve data on the use of the Heartstring anastomotic device in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) from eight studies [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. Among these studies, only two were of prospective nature.…”

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Meta-analysis on the use of the Heartstring anastomotic device to prevent stroke in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Biancari

Yli-Pyky

2011

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

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The results of this meta-analysis suggest that the risk of stroke after OPCAB may not be markedly reduced by the use of Heartstring device. On the other hand, a rather low rate of stroke was observed among patients with diseased ascending aorta indicating its potential value in these patients. Most of studies included in this meta-analysis were of poor methodological quality, and properly conducted prospective studies are needed to get more conclusive results on the safety and efficacy of Heartstring anastomosis device.

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