Women with severe coronary heart disease causing narrowing or blockages in the arteries may derive greater long-term benefits ...

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 ...

Lifestyle modifications and rapid urbanization has led to an epidemic of cardiac disease in India. The incidence of coronary artery disease ranges from 14.8 to 65.4 per 1000 population. Cardiac ...

Background Elderly patients are the fastest growing population in the US healthcare system and more patients aged 80 years and older require CABG or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ...

At Tampa General Hospital’s Heart & Vascular Institute, they offer a Hybrid Coronary Revascularization Program for patients ...

The effect of the use of coronary-artery bypass surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass and cardiac arrest (“off pump”) on graft patency remains uncertain. We undertook a prospective, randomized, ...

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 ...

McFalls EO, Ward HB, Moritz TE, Goldman S, Krupski WC, Littooy F, et al. Coronary-artery revascularization before elective major vascular surgery. N Engl J Med 2004;351(27):2795-804. Design: This ...

Racial disparities in heart health: Black patients were at a greater risk of dying in the hospital after undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. Black patients are more likely to ...

Manikrao Kokate undergoes coronary angiography; doctors recommend bypass surgery amid legal troubles and health concerns.