May 28 -- Undergoing a typical bypass operation today is major surgery. The surgeon opens the patient's chest and sometimes needs to stop the heart temporarily, and rely on a machine to pump the blood ...

The progress in cardiac surgery has opened up treatment choices for people with very different heart conditions. What once ...

Patrick's scan showed "significant blockages" in his arteries, Murray said. He was at high risk for a dangerous cardiac event ...

CLEVELAND — When one thinks of heart bypass surgery-- a long chest scar, months of recovery, pain and often fear come to mind. Since December, about 55 patients have received a new, robotic approach ...

When applied during open-heart bypass surgery, the results were impressive. "We were able to demonstrate that effects are mediated via this receptor that lead, on the one hand, to connective tissue ...

Less than two months before his daughter Lauren's wedding, Tom Koegler underwent a quadruple bypass heart surgery at Loyola University Medical Center. After spending six days in the hospital, Mr.

Health First's Heart & Vascular Program received a three-star rating from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons for its coronary artery bypass graft procedures. The STS star rating system is one of the ...

While February is American Heart Month, a Moorhead man has a story about a choice he made that saved his life. Curt Kasper of Moorhead was back at work for the first time since December following ...

Dr. Brajmohan Singh performs 6,000+ cardiac procedures at HCG Hospitals, specializing in BIMA bypass, minimally invasive CABG ...

Dr. Lee answers the question:'Why Bypass And Not Angioplasty/Stents?' — -- Question: Why Do Some Patients Require Bypass Surgery Instead Of An Angioplasty And Stents? Answer: Both bypass surgery ...