Sponsoring Organizations: the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association (developed with the American Association for Thoracic Surgery and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons) ...

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 ...

Potassium supplementation at a threshold of <3.6 mEq/L is noninferior to the current 4.5-mEq/L threshold to prevent atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery, according ...

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 ...

Women continue to have a higher risk of mortality and morbidity after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) compared with men, with no significant improvements seen over the last decade, a ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA—Among patients with multivessel coronary artery disease receiving CABG surgery, researchers found comparable survival outcomes with either bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) ...

Elderly patients with complex geriatric conditions and left main or multivessel coronary artery disease who experience an acute coronary syndrome—particularly NSTEMI or unstable angina—fare ...

WYNEWOOD, Pa. (CBS) -- Robotic heart bypass surgery is becoming more popular, and a leading pioneer in the minimally invasive operation is in Montgomery County. Lankenau Medical Center has been ...

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 ...

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 ...