Objective To evaluate sex differences in perioperative characteristics, in-hospital outcomes and long-term survival following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).Methods Prospective data were ...

Durham, NC - Routine use of beta blockers, ACE inhibitors, and even nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDs) in patients soon to undergo CABG surgery could lower their risk of subsequent atrial ...

People with a higher metabolic score for insulin resistance (METS-IR) had a significantly greater rate of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) after they underwent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) ...

Patients with left main coronary artery disease who present with ACS fare just as well when treated with PCI as they do with CABG surgery, according to results of a new study. While ACS patients had ...

Despite advances in cardiovascular medicine, Black patients are 22% more likely than white patients to die in the hospital after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery, according to a study of ...

Preoperative inspiratory muscle training prevented pneumonia in a randomized trial of 279 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery who were at high risk for pulmonary ...

While the academic world has, at times, been embroiled in rancorous debates about the merits of one approach over the other in different settings, such as left main CAD or stable multivessel disease, ...