In the next 24 hours, nearly 10,000 heart procedures will be performed in hospitals across the U.S. That's 365 days a year, year after... Read more »
(Part 2 of a series: My Open Heart Surgery) As I faced the reality that I needed open heart surgery to repair a leaking mitral valve, I... Read more »
Why do you need bypass surgery? If you are suffering chest pain or other symptoms that may indicate a cardiovascular problem, your doctor will... Read more »
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SurgeryAngioplasty and StentsAngioplasty, also called percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), involves procedures such as percutaneous transluminal... Read more »
People who take statins after coronary artery bypass graft surgery may reduce their risk of stroke, U.S. researchers say. A study of more than 5,200... Read more »
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This is an operation in which cardiac surgeons remove part of the blood vessel (graft) from somewhere else in the body, and attach it to a narrowed... Read more »
According to a new study, the way that the vein used for a cardiac bypass procedure is removed from the body appears to affect the long-term outcome... Read more »