*5.4.2 Limitations*


## **5.5 Clinical significance of no clamp technology**

The most common cause of stroke after OPCABG is the detachment of embolus, which is closely related to the progressive arteriosclerosis of ascending aorta. "No clamp" method is simple and effective, with minimum risk of the infarction induced by the detachment of atherosclerotic plaques through clamping operation.
