Preoperative inspiratory muscle training prevented pneumonia in a randomized trial of 279 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery who were at high risk for pulmonary ...

DuraGraft is a one-time intraoperative treatment used during vascular surgery to reduce the incidence of complications associated with graft failure JUPITER, Fla., Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ...

The researchers studied the Veterans Affairs data to evaluate the association of pre-operative hemoglobin A1c and long-term outcome after isolated coronary artery bypass grafting. Among patients with ...

Recent evidence suggests that perioperative use of ß-blockers may reduce morbidity and mortality among high-risk patients who undergo major noncardiac or vascular surgery (Journal Watch Apr 9 2002).

Patients with multivessel or left main coronary artery disease in optimal physical and mental health fare much better with CABG surgery than PCI over long-term follow-up, an analysis of the SYNTAX ...

Cholesterol-lowering drugs are important, especially on the day of coronary bypass surgery, remind researchers in a new report. Stopping statin medication even one day before CABG surgery may ...

Context/objectives Depression is associated with higher risk of death and major adverse cardiac events among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). This study aimed to investigate ...

Boston, MA Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery was associated with lower hospital mortality and fewer strokes compared with on-pump surgery in patients with atheromatous aortic disease in a new ...

Patients who’ve undergone CABG and go on to develop non-ST-segment elevation ACS may do just as well with medical therapy as they do with an invasive strategy, but the question won’t be settled unless ...