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Beating heart surgery is a way to perform surgery without stopping the heart. Surgeons use a special device to stabilize the part of the heart on which they are operating.The heart continues to beat and circulate blood to heart muscle during the operation.Surgery on a beating heart helps reduce the risk for complications associated with temporarily stopping the heart during surgery.Since the 1990s surgeons have begun to perform off pump bypass surgery coronary artery bypass surgery without the aforementioned cardiopulmonary bypass.In these operations the heart is beating during surgery but is stabilized to provide an almost still work area.Some researchers believe this approach results in fewer post operative complications such as postperfusion syndrome and better overall results.