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

The two most commonly performed multiarterial bypass grafting strategies had comparable 15-year survival, while use rates for ...

The study supports “more is more” when it comes to arterial conduits until additional RCT data arrive, researcher says.

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a common surgery used to restore blood flow when coronary arteries become severely blocked by plaque buildup, and is performed over 200,000 times a year ...

Among over 1.2 million patients who underwent primary isolated CABG from 2011 to 2020, women had a higher unadjusted operative mortality versus men (2.8% vs 1.7%, P<0.001), as well as a higher overall ...

LONDON, England—The “no-touch” harvesting technique for patients undergoing CABG surgery using a saphenous vein graft does not lower the risk of graft failure but is associated with a significantly ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CABG/surgical AVR was tied to lower risk for stroke, MI, valve reintervention or death vs. PCI/TAVR for aortic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Current North American guidelines recommend nonurgent CABG be performed at least 5 days after cessation of ...

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 ...

The integration of robotic technology into coronary bypass surgery enables surgeons to perform complex procedures through small keyhole incisions without stopping the heart. This approach avoids the ...