heart bypass surgery

Drug-coated stents less risky for heart bypass patients

harminka — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:23:39 -0600

Coronary bypass surgery may carry less risk of serious complications if stents coated with a drug that suppresses cell growth are used in the procedure rather than bare-metal stents, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers and colleagues have found.

New data examine stents and bypass surgery in patients with 3VD and LMD

harminka — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:39:59 -0500

Newly reported data presented at the 20th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) from the SYNTAX clinical trial (SYNergy Between PCI With TAXUS and Cardiac Surgery) reveal similar safety and efficacy outcomes when the use of a drug-eluting stent is compared to heart bypass surgery in patients with left main disease.

Heart bypass surgery, deadly delays

harminka — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:04:47 -0500

Delaying elective coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery may be a significant risk factor for post-operative death. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Health Services Research reveals that when patients received timely surgery, the risk of death was reduced by a third.

Bypass not to blame for heart patients' mental decline

harminka — Tue, 20 May 2008 08:19:26 -0500

Heart patients often experience lasting problems with memory, language, and other cognitive skills after bypass surgery. However, these problems aren’t caused by the surgery itself or the pump used to replace heart function during surgery, a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests. The findings may lead to better approaches to prevent cognitive decline regardless of which treatment heart disease patients receive.

Minimally invasive robotic bypass surgery provides health, economic benefits

harminka — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:48:59 -0500

Minimally invasive heart bypass surgery using a DaVinci robot means a shorter hospital stay and faster recovery for patients, as well as fewer complications and a better chance that the new bypass vessels will stay open.

New research suggests hearts are experts at self-preservation

harminka — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:12:21 -0500

Bristol researchers have identified a heart protection mechanism in mice that surgeons and cardiologists may be able to exploit to improve treatments for patients in future.

Rehabilitation underused after heart attack, bypass surgery

harminka — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:49:43 -0500

Despite strong evidence that cardiac rehabilitation reduces disability and prolongs life, fewer than one in five people receive rehabilitation services after a heart attack or coronary bypass surgery, according to a Brandeis study in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Plavix appears to be safe during and after heart bypass

harminka — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:41:19 -0500

Heart surgeons don't have to choose between taking a coronary-bypass patient off the popular anti-clotting drug clopidogrel (Plavix) after off-pump heart bypass surgery or having the patient bleed excessively in the days following surgery, according to a new study by researchers at Jefferson Medical College.