The world of interventional cardiology was rocked recently when optimal medical management was found to be as effective as opening the artery with a stent. Yet a significant factor in the study – that ...

The goal of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is to improve blood flow to your heart. The heart is a muscle about the size of your fist. Your heart pumps blood and oxygen to all of the organs and ...

There has been a tremendous growth in percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) with stent implantation, even in cases where coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) demonstrates superior long-term ...

Coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) is the best method of treating artherosclerotic coronary arteries in diabetes patients with multivessel disease, even in the presence of type 1 diabetes, a new ...

A new method for determining whether patients with heart disease need coronary stents or bypass surgery is more effective than the angiogram, which is currently used, according to research from ...

A coronary artery bypass is one of several types of open-heart surgeries, which are major medical procedures. Open-heart surgery is a group of procedures that involve cutting through the breastbone to ...

Making decisions concerning heart surgery can be challenging for patients and their families. Such conversations often end in anxiety, uncertainty, and a lot of concerns about the future. Often, ...

What are the current evidence-based recommendations for aspirin and clopidogrel (Plavix) use following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery (both on- and off-pump procedures)? If possible, ...

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- MAQUET Cardiovascular LLC today announced the launch of HEARTSTRING III Proximal Seal System for coronary artery bypass surgery procedures. This latest ...

FILE PHOTO: Members of a medical team perform a heart surgery in an operating room in Bordeaux, France, October 25, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo (This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds ...