MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA — Patients who are taking aspirin prior to undergoing CABG are not at increased risk for bleeding during the procedure, new research suggests [1]. The findings are from the ...
Dual-antiplatelet therapy is more effective than aspirin monotherapy at preventing sudden cardiac death after coronary artery bypass graft surgery, according to a study published Feb. 25 in PLOS One.
A leg bypass surgery may be necessary if fatty deposits have clogged a blood vessel, impeding blood flow through the leg. During this surgery, doctors will create a new pathway for blood to travel. If ...
Researchers have created a new noninvasive technique for performing a type of artery bypass that may change the future of ...
Despite advances in cardiovascular medicine, Black patients are 22% more likely than white patients to die in the hospital after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery, according to a study of ...
(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) Jan ...
MADRID, Spain—Adding evolocumab (Repatha; Amgen) to statin therapy does not lower the risk of saphenous vein graft (SVG) failure among patients who undergo coronary artery bypass surgery, the ...