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 ...

Trial findings suggest that the less invasive approach to heart bypass surgery offers comparable safety and efficacy to established methods and that safety issues inherent to invasive catheterisation ...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major global health concern and one of the leading causes of death worldwide, caused primarily by the buildup of fatty plaque in the arteries that supply oxygen-rich ...

Dual antiplatelet therapy after heart bypass surgery is not more effective than aspirin alone – and it increases the risk of excessive bleeding. This has now been shown in a study of 2,201 patients at ...

BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS12) — Two South Florida surgeons, a father and son team, are changing the way heart bypass surgery is done. Their minimally invasive approach doesn’t require cracking the chest or ...

For more than 50 years, heart surgery has moved away from catastrophic open-chest operations to catheterization, where doctors insert stents or even instruments through a vein in the leg. Doctors at ...

Coronary artery bypass grafting, the most common cardiac procedure in the United States, was studied mostly in men. Women are paying the price. Cynthia Mosson had a heart attack last year after ...