El Camino Health has completed its first robotic-assisted CABG procedure, using the da Vinci 5 system to reduce incision size ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) have consistently been found to be less cost-effective than coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) over the long term, but a new randomized ...

MADRID — New data from two randomized trials suggest that dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) should be significantly shortened or not used at all after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG). Researchers ...

(UPDATED) In patients with ACS, performing CABG within a couple of days after ticagrelor cessation is noninferior to waiting 5 or 6 days in terms of bleeding events, according to new randomized data.

Elderly patients with complex geriatric conditions and left main or multivessel coronary artery disease who experience an acute coronary syndrome—particularly NSTEMI or unstable angina—fare ...

Women are significantly less likely than men to undergo coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) using guideline-recommended approaches, which may result in worse outcomes after surgery, according to a ...

Lifestyle modifications and rapid urbanization has led to an epidemic of cardiac disease in India. The incidence of coronary artery disease ranges from 14.8 to 65.4 per 1000 population. Cardiac ...

The study aimed to directly compare the postoperative release patterns of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) and cardiac troponin I (cTnI), and to evaluate how differences between these biomarkers influence ...

In patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), a novel analysis evaluating surgeon preference for multi- versus single-arterial grafting may help explain the differing results between ...

Heart disease remains one of the leading health concerns worldwide, with coronary artery disease (CAD) being a major contributor. CAD occurs when the blood vessels that supply the heart muscle become ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...