Saito A, et al. - Researchers investigated if the use of an anastomosis assist device will minimize the postoperative stroke and other complications in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in comparison with the use of the Side-clamp. Using the Japan Adult Cardiovascular Surgery Database (2013–2016), patients undergoing isolated off-pump CABG were retrospectively reviewed. They observed that the use of an anastomosis assist device partially provided better outcomes with regard to the transient neurological complications. They concluded that no overall benefit was noted during this study.