Medically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MD Key Takeaways Bypass surgery is better than stents for serious heart disease.A stent is less invasive and usually faster to recover from than bypass ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Like other specialties in medicine, cardiology has seen an influx in interest in less invasive therapeutic ...

Among over 1.2 million patients who underwent primary isolated CABG from 2011 to 2020, women had a higher unadjusted operative mortality versus men (2.8% vs 1.7%, P<0.001), as well as a higher overall ...

Although CABG remains the revascularization treatment of choice for patients with severely symptomatic or life-threatening coronary artery disease (CAD), 9% to 25% of the patients who have undergone ...

A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine showed that endoscopic radial artery harvesting results in fewer ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CABG/surgical AVR was tied to lower risk for stroke, MI, valve reintervention or death vs. PCI/TAVR for aortic ...

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

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 ...

Aims: Coronary artery bypass grafts (CABGs) are increasingly performed in elderly patients. Risk factors and outcomes are poorly described for those undergoing noncardiac surgery within 1 year after ...

MADRID, Spain—Adding ticagrelor on top of aspirin alone for 1 year does not lower the incidence of death, MI, stroke, or repeat revascularization in ACS patients who undergo CABG surgery, according to ...