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 ...

Coronary bypass surgery is the most commonly performed major surgery in the United States, according to the National Institutes of Health. That’s why Dr. McGinn and his father are working to expand ...

Bob Siemer, a heart disease survivor, defied medical expectations by undergoing a groundbreaking procedure after multiple ...

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 ...

Geert van Gansewinkel appointed as new CEO of AMT Medical AMT Medical is a pioneering medical technology company developing a ...

Compared with dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), a de-escalated DAPT strategy resulted in similar graft occlusion rates and reduced clinically relevant bleeding in patients who underwent coronary ...

Background Delays in performing urgent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery are increasing across the UK, with ...

Health First's Heart & Vascular Program received a three-star rating from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons for its coronary artery bypass graft procedures. The STS star rating system is one of the ...

Dual antiplatelet therapy after heart bypass surgery is not more effective than aspirin alone - and it increases the risk of excessive bleeding. This has now been shown in a study of 2,201 patients at ...

A 76-year-old experiences shortness of breath and tachycardia after coronary artery bypass surgery. What does the ECG reveal?

Fans of Taylor Swift are wishing her father, Bryn Mawr native Scott Kingsley Swift, well as he recovers from heart surgery. Scott Swift, who with wife Andrea raised Taylor in eastern Pennsylvania, ...

Gastric bypass patients had a lower rate of major adverse cardiac events than sleeve gastrectomy patients over 5 years. This was driven by a 40% risk reduction for myocardial infarction among gastric ...