Coronary artery bypass grafting is associated with a very high risk of early new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF), whereas ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- A new, minimally invasive way to do coronary bypass surgery dramatically reduces pain and recovery time because it's done robotically. CBS2's Dr. Max Gomez says the DaVinci ...

Over the last seven years, mortality rates for patients who undergo coronary artery bypass and or heart valve surgery have plummeted by more than 20 percent in Pennsylvania. Despite an increase in ...

We spoke to Dr Umesh N, Consultant – Cardiovascular Surgeon, Gleneagles BGS Hospital, Bengaluru, who broke down a newer, more advanced surgical approach that’s gaining attention worldwide: Total ...

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, ...

CABG may benefit more patients with coronary artery disease than previously thought. Patients with coronary artery disease who were previously not considered candidates for CABG may benefit from the ...

International Journal for Quality in Health Care, Vol. 16, No. 2 (April 2004), pp. 157-164 (8 pages) Objective. To determine the ability of administrative data in predicting in-hospital mortality for ...

Compared with men, women continue to have a roughly 30-40 percent higher risk of dying following coronary artery bypass surgery, according to a large study led by investigators at Weill Cornell ...

The relative urgency of coronary artery bypass grafting is still under debate, and in this issue of CMAJ, Légaré and colleagues evaluated safety among patients with stenosis of the left main coronary ...