News tagged with coronary artery bypass grafting
Elevated levels of cardiac biomarkers following CABG surgery associated with increased risk of death
Patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery and had elevated levels of the cardiac enzymes creatine kinase or troponin in the 24 hours following surgery had an associated intermediate and long-term increased ...
Feb 08, 2011 |
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Occurrence of stroke after coronary artery bypass graft surgery appears to be decreasing
An analysis of data on more than 45,000 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery at an academic medical center over the past 30 years finds that the occurrence of stroke after CABG has declined, ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 25, 2011 |
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Some heart attack rates declining and survival improving
Coronary syndromes vary in severity, ranging from unstable angina, non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), to ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the most severe diagnosis. Little data exist ...
Jan 12, 2011 |
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For CABG, use of artery from arm does not appear to be superior to vein grafts from the leg
Use of a radial artery (located within the forearm, wrist and hand) graft compared with a saphenous vein (from the leg) graft for coronary artery bypass grafting did not result in improved angiographic patency (the graft ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 11, 2011 |
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Non-Invasive Technology Evaluated to Treat Cardiac Chest Pain
(PhysOrg.com) -- UC San Diego Health System is enrolling a small group of patients in a two-year study to examine the safety of a non-invasive cardiac shock wave procedure for patients with chest pain caused ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 19, 2010 |
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3 Questions: David Jones on heart problems
(PhysOrg.com) -- With a universal health-care law set to cover all United States citizens starting in 2013, many experts are now wondering how medical costs can be contained.
Apr 23, 2010 |
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EXCEL trial will determine safety and efficacy of drug-eluting stents vs. bypass surgery
The announcement of a new clinical trial, EXCEL (Evaluation of Xience Prime versus Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery for Effectiveness of Left Main Revascularization), that will compare drug-eluting stents to coronary artery ...
Mar 14, 2010 |
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Telephone-delivered care for treating depression after CABG surgery appears to improve outcomes
Patients who received telephone-delivered collaborative care for treatment of depression after coronary artery bypass graft surgery reported greater improvement in measures of quality of life, physical functioning and mood ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Blood transfusion study: Less is more
A new study suggests that blood transfusions for hospitalized cardiac patients should be a last resort because they double the risk of infection and increase by four times the risk of death.
Aug 05, 2009 |
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New DNA and RNA aptamers offer unique therapeutic advantages
A novel class of drugs composed of single strands of DNA or RNA, called aptamers, can bind protein targets with a high strength and specificity and are currently in clinical development as treatments for a broad range of ...
Aug 05, 2009 |
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Cardiothoracic surgeons projected to be in short supply by 2025
Health and population trends could increase demand for cardiothoracic surgeons in the United States far greater than the supply - diminishing and delaying care, according to a report in Circulation: Journal of the American He ...
Jul 28, 2009 |
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Statins Can Stimulate Cardiac Muscle Cell Regeneration, Improve Heart Function
(PhysOrg.com) -- Statins, used widely to treat elevated cholesterol, have been shown to prevent progression of coronary narrowing and to have other beneficial effects on the heart, such as reducing inflammation, that are ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 23, 2009 |
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