Trial findings suggest that the less invasive approach to heart bypass surgery offers comparable safety and efficacy to established methods and that safety issues inherent to invasive catheterisation ...

For many, the thought of heart bypass surgery comes with the fear of slowing down, giving up adventures, and leading a restricted life. But the truth is quite different—bypass surgery is not the end ...

CLEVELAND — When one thinks of heart bypass surgery-- a long chest scar, months of recovery, pain and often fear come to mind. Since December, about 55 patients have received a new, robotic approach ...

Among patients who are already taking statins, giving additional doses in the hours before CABG isn’t worthwhile, the StaRT-CABG trial shows. The 30-day rate of MACCE (a composite of all-cause ...

SPONSORED – Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Berberian of Prairie Cardiovascular in O’Fallon, Illinois helps evaluate and treat patients who may benefit from coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), a common ...

Women over the age of 65 who require complex heart surgery are more likely than men to receive care at low quality hospitals - where they also die in greater numbers following the procedure, a ...

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 ...