Medically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MD Key Takeaways Bypass surgery is better than stents for serious heart disease.A stent is less invasive and usually faster to recover from than bypass ...

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 ...

Women with severe coronary heart disease causing narrowing or blockages in the arteries may derive greater long-term benefits ...

A recent study found that effective treatment for clogged arteries may differ for men and women, according to research ...

CLEVELAND — When one thinks of heart bypass surgery-- a long chest scar, months of recovery, pain and often fear come to mind. Since December, about 55 patients have received a new, robotic approach ...

Women over the age of 65 who require complex heart surgery are more likely than men to receive care at low quality hospitals - where they also die in greater numbers following the procedure, a ...

A new approach to the guidance, planning and conduct of heart bypass surgery has been successfully tested on patients for the first time in a clinical trial coordinated by a research team at ...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) today (8 July) opens its consultation on the use of a device that can help improve the outcome of a specific type of heart surgery. The ...

Health First's Heart & Vascular Program received a three-star rating from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons for its coronary artery bypass graft procedures. The STS star rating system is one of the ...

DURHAM, N.C., July 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Humacyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: HUMA), a clinical-stage biotechnology platform company developing universally implantable bioengineered human tissue at ...

In a Liv Hospital study, stem cell therapy improved heart function dramatically using MSCs and EVs, despite a blocked graft.