Juana Mirtha Ferrer González¹*, Karla María Ascanio Cruz², Leroy Ramón Garrido Serna³, Claudia Leticia Manzur Arias⁴ and Thais Noda Álvarez⁵

¹Fifth-Year Medical Student, Student Assistant in Immunology, Faculty of Medicine No. 1, University of Medical Sciences of Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
²Fifth-Year Medical Student, Student Assistant in Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine No. 1, University of Medical Sciences of Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
³First-Year Medical Student, University of Medical Sciences of Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
⁴First-Year Resident in Internal Medicine, Joaquín Castillo Duany Military Hospital, Cuba
⁵First-Degree Specialist in Cardiovascular Surgery, Instructor, Saturnino Lora Provincial Hospital, Santiago de Cuba Heart Center, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

*Corresponding Author: Juana Mirtha Ferrer González, Fifth-Year Medical Student, Student Assistant in Immunology, Faculty of Medicine No. 1. University of Medical Sciences of Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.

Received: February 11, 2026; Published: August 03, 2026

Abstract

Introduction: Coronary revascularization surgery is the treatment of choice for a Introduction: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the treatment of choice for a wide range of patients with coronary artery disease, which is the leading cause of death worldwide and in Cuba.

Objective: To characterize patients treated with CABG according to epidemiological, clinical, and surgical variables of interest.

Method: A descriptive, cross-sectional observational study was conducted. The study population consisted of all patients who underwent CABG at the Santiago de Cuba Cardiocenter from January 2017 to December 2023. Using simple random sampling, the sample consisted of 187 patients who underwent CABG at the Santiago de Cuba Cardiocenter during this period.

Results: Patients over 60 years of age predominated, accounting for 109 (58%) of the total study sample, and men predominated over women. The most common postoperative complications were severe anemia (54.55%), followed by low cardiac output (29.41%), and arrhythmias (19.79%). Mixed blood ducts and aortic cross-clamping (108%) were the most frequently used. Antiplatelet agents were used in 181 patients (96.79%), and there were no cardiovascular events.

Conclusions: Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPBG) was a safe technique for patients undergoing revascularization at the Santiago de Cuba Cardiocenter, making it a therapeutic option applicable to a large number of patients.

Keywords: Ischemic Heart Disease; Extracorporeal circulation; Myocardial Revascularization

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Citation

Citation: Juana Mirtha Ferrer González., et al. “Characterization of Patients Undergoing Off-pump Myocardial Revascularization Surgery at the Cardiocen- tro in Santiago de Cuba". Acta Scientific Ophthalmology 9:1 (2026): 18-24.

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