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 ...

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) ...

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 ...

Complement activation via C3 and C5 plays an important role in inflammation, vasoconstriction, vascular leakage, leukocyte activation, cardiac damage, and apoptosis. The inhibition of complement ...

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 ...

Medical procedures for coronary artery disease include angioplasty, which uses balloons and stents to open blocked arteries, and bypass surgery, which creates new pathways around blockages using ...

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 ...

The use of fractional flow reserve (FFR) or instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) to assess the functional significance of coronary lesions prior to CABG surgery is linked with a higher risk of early ...

Among patients who are already taking statins, giving additional doses in the hours before CABG isn’t worthwhile, the StaRT-CABG trial shows. The 30-day rate of MACCE (a composite of all-cause ...

The Foundation for Health Care Quality Cardiac Care Outcomes Assessment Program awards for high quality care given to ...