Recent studies have reported the efficacy of coronary arterial bypass grafts (CABG) for obstructive lesions of coronary arteries in Kawasaki disease; however, the efficacy in coronary aneurysms is ...

During bypass surgery, a surgeon connects healthy blood vessels to bypass a blocked artery. It is often needed for those with ...

Even limited use of veins appears to diminish the long-term benefits of an all-arterial approach,” says Alistair Royse.

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 ...

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) ...

Patients with acute heart failure often require immediate treatment to restore optimal heart function. The 2 primary methods of revascularization are coronary artery bypass graft and percutaneous ...

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 ...

Purpose: Several aspects of the systemic inflammatory response to coronary artery bypass graft surgery are described.Summary. The inflammatory response is a fundamental biological protective mechanism ...

A collaborative study, conducted by researchers in the United Kingdom and in the United States, has found that statins could successfuly reduce mortality among patients undergoing coronary artery ...

After coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), evolocumab did not reduce saphenous vein graft disease rates at 2 years compared with placebo, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line ...

Investigators led by LMU University Hospital report a higher-than-expected one-year incidence of new-onset atrial ...