Analysis of 2026 data from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons database, encompassing over 1.5 million coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) cases, indicates that off-pump CABG (OPCAB) is associated with substantial reductions in early complications. Compared with on-pump CABG, OPCAB demonstrated approximately 10–20% lower operative mortality, a 15–30% reduction in stroke incidence, and notable reductions in…