In sharp contrast to earlier studies, patients with severe triple-vessel heart disease fared equally well whether they underwent open-heart bypass surgery (CABG) or a less invasive procedure called ...

Women continue to have a higher risk of mortality and morbidity after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) compared with men, with no significant improvements seen over the last decade, a ...

A surge of cardiac troponins appeared to be the norm even after uneventful coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Like other specialties in medicine, cardiology has seen an influx in interest in less invasive therapeutic ...

Although CABG remains the revascularization treatment of choice for patients with severely symptomatic or life-threatening coronary artery disease (CAD), 9% to 25% of the patients who have undergone ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Current North American guidelines recommend nonurgent CABG be performed at least 5 days after cessation of ...

Aims: Coronary artery bypass grafts (CABGs) are increasingly performed in elderly patients. Risk factors and outcomes are poorly described for those undergoing noncardiac surgery within 1 year after ...

HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital has earned the highest rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for its patient care and outcomes in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) ...

Bypass surgery is a type of open-heart surgery. Surgeons may use several different types of bypass surgeries to repair or replace the heart. Open-heart surgery is an operation where surgeons repair or ...

Elderly patients with complex geriatric conditions and left main or multivessel coronary artery disease who experience an acute coronary syndrome—particularly NSTEMI or unstable angina—fare ...

Mangaluru: Yenepoya Medical College Hospital has successfully performed a robotic-assisted minimally invasive cardiac surgery ...

John Ross may be Australia's longest surviving double bypass patient. Here's how has the cardiac operation has evolved over the past 50 years.