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 ...

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 ...

SAN ANTONIO, TX—Ten-year data from more than a million patients undergoing isolated CABG once again confirms the survival benefit of multi- over single-arterial grafting in all but patients who are ...

The Health First cardiothoracic surgery program was prominently featured this month at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons conference.

For the prevention of new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) after isolated coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, giving potassium supplements only when levels dropped below the lower limit of ...

For lower-risk patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for multivessel disease, radial artery plus one internal thoracic artery (SITA+RA) and bilateral ITA (BITA) utilization is ...

Albany, NY - Patients who need to undergo isolated CABG surgery are still better off going to a hospital that performs a high volume of the surgeries and being operated on by a high-volume surgeon, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Approximately one in five patients who underwent CABG also had high Lp(a). High Lp(a) at baseline was associated ...

In long-term follow-up, patients undergoing multiarterial coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with either a bilateral internal thoracic artery approach or a combination approach involving a single ...

WYNNEWOOD — Lankenau Medical Center, part of Main Line Health, has received the distinguished top rating of three stars from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for its patient care and outcomes in ...