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 ...

Medically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MD Key Takeaways Bypass surgery is better than stents for serious heart disease.A ...

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 ...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major global health concern and one of the leading causes of death worldwide, caused primarily by the buildup of fatty plaque in the arteries that supply oxygen-rich ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Surgical outcomes were no worse for patients on dialysis who underwent on-pump heart-beating CABG compared with patients not on dialysis. Patients on dialysis typically have a poor prognosis after ...

CHICAGO — Patients with severe triple-vessel heart disease who underwent a less-invasive stent procedure fared just as well as those who underwent open-heart bypass surgery after 5 years, the FAME 3 ...

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 ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) Devices Sector, Global, 2024-2029" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This study provides a detailed ...