Operators performed closed-chest bypass before TAVI in a high-risk patient with decompensated HF due to a failing aortic ...

(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) Jan ...

During a coronary artery bypass, the diseased sections of your coronary arteries are bypassed with healthy artery or vein grafts to increase blood flow to the heart muscle tissue. This procedure is ...

The unconventional method could be the future of heart surgeries.

For high-risk patients, the method could offer a safer alternative to open-heart surgery.

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 ...

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 ...

Patients with acute coronary syndromes who have been taking the antiplatelet medication, ticagrelor, and who need coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) may be able to safely have the procedure earlier ...

Researchers have created a new noninvasive technique for performing a type of artery bypass that may change the future of ...

Wayne Leposavic was surprised when routine tests indicated heart trouble and a subsequent angiogram found three blocked arteries surrounding his heart. The 79- year-old real-estate developer felt no ...

When you have coronary artery disease (CAD), plaque buildup has caused your arteries to become narrow. This makes it hard for your blood vessels to properly bring oxygen-rich blood to your heart. This ...