Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

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Pioneering Heart Surgeon, Robert E. Michler, MD, Appointed Chair ...  -  05 Apr 2008
Earthtimes,Dr. Michler, whose seminal work in robotics led to FDA approval of robotics for mitral valve repair and for coronary artery bypass surgery, is the principal

Open-heart surgery does not cause cognitive decline: Study  -  Apr 4, 2008
The Cheers,...cognitive decline, by showing that patients display no signs of cognitive impairment one year after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Grafting (CABG).

Angioplasty and bypass surgery relatively equal in treatment and ...  -  Mar 31, 2008
Pravda,Coronary artery bypass surgery, also coronary artery bypass graft surgery, and colloquially heart bypass or bypass surgery is a surgical procedure performed

Percutaneous Intervention vs. Coronary-Artery Bypass Grafting in ...  -  Mar 31, 2008
New England Journal of Medicine (subscription),...for a randomized trial of percutaneous intervention as compared with coronary-artery bypass surgery in patients with left main coronary artery disease.

Study finds support for PCI in unprotected left main disease  -  Mar 31, 2008
EurekAlert (press release),When a blockage is located in the left main coronary artery, coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) is usually considered the safest procedure,

Novogen Cardiovascular Drug Enters Phase I Clinical Trial  -  Apr 2, 2008
FOXBusiness...therapy to reduce restenosis following angioplasty (surgical unblocking of arteries) with or without stenting, or coronary artery bypass surgery.

Governor undergoes bypass surgery  -  Mar 20, 2008
Chennai Online,Chennai, March 20 Tamil Nadu Governor SS Barnala today successfully underwent a coronary artery bypass surgery at the Apollo Hospitals here.

Ten-year experience with single-vessel and multivessel reoperative ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryReoperative coronary artery bypass surgery: early and late results and management in 1300 patients. J Cardiovasc Surg 1995;36303-3. Noyez L, van Eck FM.

Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease  -  Mar 18, 2008
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryMicrobiologically documented nosocomial infections after coronary artery bypass surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006

MAQUET Cardiovascular Announces Patent Infringement Complaints ...  -  Apr 1, 2008
Earthtimes,...array of patient care solutions for less-invasive endoscopic vessel harvesting, off- and on- pump coronary artery bypass surgery, and vascular grafts.

The unhealthy choice  -  Apr 3, 2008
New Statesman,I am imagining, aptly for a man of my age and lifestyle, that I need coronary artery bypass surgery. From this month, I can choose any suitable NHS hospital

Women Less Likely to Receive Standard Coronary Artery Disease Drugs  -  Mar 7, 2008
MedPage Today,About a third of the women and 44% of the men had had coronary artery bypass surgery. Ninety-two percent of the women and 95% of the men had hyperlipidemia.

'Old' Blood Raises Heart Surgery Risk  -  Mar 19, 2008
WebMDIn an effort to shed light on the issue, Koch and colleagues reviewed outcomes among 6002 patients who had coronary artery bypass surgery, heart-valve

Sewer Gas, Rotten Eggs and Suspended Animation: Researchers ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
Newswise (press release)...decreasing the metabolic rate and has been used in situations such as stroke, cardiac arrest, organ transplantation and coronary artery bypass surgery.

To err is human, not on insurers' dime anymore  -  Mar 28, 2008
Northern Colorado Business Report,...infections caused by urinary and vascular catheters; bed sores; surgery site infections after coronary artery bypass surgery; and injuries from falls.

Wockhardt Hospitals launches cardiac surgery initiative in Gujarat  -  Mar 9, 2008
Gujarat Global.com,The hospital has developed path-breaking procedures, be it the first-ever Conscious Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and Awake Heart Surgery in India

Cardiac stem cells in the real world  -  Mar 18, 2008
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery...harvested from heart transplant recipients (off rejection episodes) and 18 right appendage biopsies collected during coronary artery bypass surgery,

Catholic Healthcare West Arizona hospitals to host trial on stem ...  -  Mar 13, 2008
Bizjournals.com,Enrollment will focus on patients who are not eligible for angioplasty or coronary artery bypass surgery, and who continue to have poor quality of life.

ACT To Begin Stem Cell Trial  -  Mar 12, 2008
Worcester Business Journal,The trials will focus on patients who are not eligible for angioplasty or coronary artery bypass surgery, but whose quality of life is low due to heart

REMINDER: ORLive Presents: da Vinci(R) S(TM) Coronary ...  -  Feb 12, 2008
FOXBusinessOR-Live.com Christine McCarty, MD, chair of cardiac surgery at PinnacleHealth, will perform minimally invasive coronary artery bypass surgery, also known as

REMINDER: ORLive Presents: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Features a ...  -  Feb 5, 2008
FOXBusinessThey perform the coronary artery bypass surgery "off-pump," meaning while the heart is still beating and without using the heart-lung machine.

Midterm angiographic follow-up after off-pump coronary artery ...  -  Feb 7, 2008
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryObjective: We analyzed the angiographic changes of the anastomotic sites at three time points for 5 years after off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery.

Coronary artery bypass surgery  -  Jan 17, 2008
Heart and Stroke Foundation (press release),Coronary artery bypass surgery improves the blood flow to the heart muscle. It is commonly referred to as bypass surgery or Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

Optimal target vessel stenosis for radial artery grafting  -  Feb 7, 2008
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryPostoperative radial artery angiography for coronary artery bypass surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000;17:294-304.[Abstract/Free Full Text] Maniar HS,

STS: Off-Pump Boosts Early Survival for Bypass Surgery in Women ...  -  Jan 29, 2008
MedPage Today,Jan 29 -- An early survival benefit for women who have off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery was confirmed by a study of nearly 13000 participants,

Cardica and Intuitive Surgical to Host Educational Symposium on ...  -  Jan 18, 2008
CNNMoney.com...of Good Samaritan Hospital -- "The Convergence of Technology in Robotic Mitral Valve and Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery" To register for the symposium,

Managing coronary artery disease  -  Jan 17, 2008
Charlotte Observer,After all, he had been taking his medications, and the Texas surgeon who performed a coronary artery bypass surgery after the first heart attack told him

Beebe Medical Center brings SPY into the operating room  -  Jan 16, 2008
Cape Gazette,SPY is the first and only fluorescent imaging system cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration for use in coronary artery bypass surgery.

Wait for surgery savages economy, doctors say  -  Jan 15, 2008
Globe and Mail,Cardiac patients not treated within the recommended period had to wait an average of more than three months for coronary artery bypass surgery.

Novadaq Data Presented at 2008 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Meeting  -  Jan 28, 2008
Canada NewsWire (press release),Professor Taggart stressed that coronary artery disease has become more complex, making coronary artery bypass surgery more technically demanding,

Bypass Bests Drug-Eluting Stents in Survival Comparison  -  Jan 24, 2008
MedPage Today,24 -- In a head-to-head comparison of coronary artery bypass surgery and drug-eluting stents, the advantage went to CABG with significantly better overall

BRMC, doctors named in lawsuit  -  Feb 6, 2008
Baxter Bulletin,Epler had coronary artery bypass surgery in March 2005. The next month, he received a tracheostomy tube and two months later, had difficulty breathing due

Stent Implantation Not Recommended for Revascularisation in ...  -  Jan 31, 2008
DG News...[Presentation title: Coronary-Artery-Bypass Surgery Versus Coronary Implantation of Sirolimus-Eluting Stents in Patients With Diabetic Retinopathy.

Ventricular resection or remodeling  -  Jan 17, 2008
Heart and Stroke Foundation (press release),Sometimes, ventricular resection or remodeling is combined with coronary artery bypass surgery or valve repair. The goal of ventricular resection is to

STS: All Risk Factors Being Equal Women Face Higher CABG Mortality  -  Jan 31, 2008
MedPage Today,31 -- In coronary artery bypass surgery, any given risk factor for mortality is greater for women than for men, researchers said here.

How To Make Your Spouse Live Longer  -  Feb 4, 2008
Forbes,...colleagues from the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, he analyzed more than 100 men who'd had coronary artery bypass surgery.

No added risk found in drug-coated stents  -  Jan 23, 2008
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,...exceptionally long blockages and blockages within grafts from coronary artery bypass surgery, said Dr. Oscar Marroquin, the study's lead author and

Cardima Announces Appointment of Dr. Li Poa to Scientific Advisory ...  -  Jan 15, 2008
FOXNewsIn 2002, his team became the first to perform endoscopic radial artery harvest for coronary artery bypass surgery in the western United States.

Hospitals host Faith Community Leadership Summit  -  Feb 8, 2008
Fort Worth Business Press,Khalafi, who was one of North Texas’s leading exponents of off-pump, “beating-heart,� coronary artery bypass surgery, took over responsibilities in the

New Publications Contains Policies, Procedures and Tools to Better ...  -  Jan 23, 2008
Business Wire (press release),For example, the use of coronary artery bypass surgery instead of medication for patients with left main coronary artery disease results in a

Bowie wrestling coach recovering after surgery  -  Jan 18, 2008
El Paso Times,Montes had coronary artery bypass surgery Wednesday with five bypasses. Selig gets extension: Bud Selig was given a three-year extension as baseball

Super-Thin Drug-Free Coating 'Hides' Stent as It Unblocks Heart ...  -  Jan 21, 2008
PR Newswire (press release),Blocked heart arteries have long been treated through open-heart surgery by bypassing the blockage with a new conduit (coronary artery bypass surgery).

Vasomedical says sales dropped but loss narrowed  -  Jan 15, 2008
Newsday,...treatment of refractory angina, which is angina that is not controllable by a combination medications, angioplasty or coronary artery bypass surgery.

Collin County medical examiner can't identify heart attack victim  -  Feb 4, 2008
McKinney Courier Gazette,A scar on his chest shows the man previously had coronary artery bypass surgery. The medical examiner's office is trying to identify the man.

Defining heart attacks an important step  -  Jan 16, 2008
Bucyrus Telegraph Forum,Type 5 -- Associated with coronary artery bypass surgery, but not due to injuries occurring during the operation. This new agreement on definitions should

TD gives large to London Health Sciences Centre  -  Jan 26, 2008
LondonTopic.ca,...surgery team led by Dr. Bob Kiaii performed a totally endoscopic, closed-chest, robotic, coronary-artery bypass surgery on a patient's beating heart.

Mental Health Care should include Religion  -  Jan 22, 2008
Media Monitors Network,...study group’s own findings include: private prayer may be associated with decreased depression after coronary artery bypass surgery among married men;

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)  -  Jan 17, 2008
Heart and Stroke Foundation (press release),A sternotomy may be combined with coronary artery bypass surgery or heart valve surgery. Subxiphoid Approach – This approach is also similar to a

TBO.com - Live in the moment  -  Jan 31, 2008
Tampa Tribune,...procedures from a cardiologist in the past 12 months: stable angina, heart attack, coronary artery bypass surgery, angioplasty and/or stent replacement.

Massage May Help Ease Pain and Anxiety After Surgery  -  27 Dec 2007
Voice of AmericaI would say about 80% of those were folks having coronary artery bypass surgery." Mitchinson and her colleagues gave a group of these surgical patient a

What is Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery?  -  Dec 6, 2007
American Chronicle,This is a type of heart surgery. It's sometimes called CABG ("cabbage"). The surgery reroutes, or "bypasses," blood around clogged arteries to improve blood

Effects of sustained mild hypothermia on neurocognitive function ...  -  Dec 11, 2007
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery...evaluate the effects of sustained mild intraoperative hypothermia, without rewarming, on neurocognitive function after coronary artery bypass surgery.

Non surgical treatment to remove blocks from the heart done at ...  -  Dec 18, 2007
India PRwire (Press Release),...revolutionized fromsimple drug treatment to complex angioplasty, stenting procedure andmajor surgical procedures like Coronary artery Bypass surgery.

Susan Cheng, MD, and John Jarcho, MD  -  Dec 12, 2007
New England Journal of Medicine (subscription),Comparison of coronary-artery bypass surgery and stenting for the treatment of multivessel disease. N Engl J Med 2001;344:1117-1124. [Free Full Text]

False-Positives in the PCI Era: Patients Sent to Cath Lab ...  -  Dec 21, 2007
Medscape (subscription)Patients without a culprit artery were more likely to have had a previous myocardial infarction or coronary artery bypass surgery, but patients with a

St. Vincent cardiac program performing well  -  Dec 10, 2007
Worcester Telegram,...the cardiac surgery program at St. Vincent Hospital has quietly compiled consistent mortality rates after coronary artery bypass surgery.

Predictors of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in patients ...  -  Dec 11, 2007
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery...[Medline] Perrotta S, Nilsson F, Brandrup-Wognsen G, Jeppsson A. Body mass index and outcome after coronary artery bypass surgery.

Heading for a heart attack?  -  Dec 7, 2007
Health24.com,Joe was the first in his circle of friends – including old varsity, rugby and golf pals – who had to undergo coronary artery bypass surgery.

Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital ...  -  Dec 3, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Mr. Cheng had undergone an unsuccessful coronary artery bypass surgery 8 months prior to enrollment in the trial. He was not a candidate for additional

Dubai Cardiac 2007 discuss medical innovations during ...  -  Dec 11, 2007
AME Info,He also will provide a surgical perspective on coronary artery bypass surgery in the era of percutaneous coronary interventions and will deliver a talk on

Focus on antiplatelet therapy: An update from AHA 2007  -  Dec 7, 2007
TheHeart.Org,Acute clopidogrel use and outcomes in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery.

Emerging Markets Consulting, LLC.: Emerging Markets Consulting ...  -  Dec 12, 2007
Trading Markets (press release),Cardica, Inc. designs and manufactures proprietary automated anastomotic systems used by surgeons to perform coronary artery bypass surgery.

NCMC named one of nation's top cardiovascular hospitals  -  Dec 3, 2007
Greeley Tribune,...based on hospitals' performance treating heart attacks, congestive heart failure, coronary artery bypass surgery and cardiac catheritization procedures,

APIC Launches 'Targeting Zero' Initiative to Eradicate C ...  -  Dec 18, 2007
Earthtimes,...central line catheter-associated blood stream infections, and mediastinitis (a deep infection following coronary artery bypass surgery).

Getting on with life: Bouncing back after a heart problem means ...  -  Nov 28, 2007
Journal Times,A study in the Oct. 9 journal Circulation found that among 267427 Medicare recipients who had suffered a heart attack or had coronary artery bypass surgery,

Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology  -  Dec 11, 2007
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery...[Full Text of this Article] Effects of sustained mild hypothermia on neurocognitive function after coronary artery bypass surgery: A randomized,

Susan Bayh's directorships  -  Dec 16, 2007
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette,What it does: Develops drugs to treat a rare plasma disorder and to prevent blood loss during coronary artery bypass surgery. History: Formed in 1995 and

Daily News: Heart Disease Could Speed Alzheimer's Symptoms  -  Dec 14, 2007
Nurse.com,...author Michelle Mielke, MD, reported. Vascular factors also included a previous heart attack or stroke, coronary artery bypass surgery, and diabetes.

Local products at holiday event at Opera Galleria  -  Dec 9, 2007
ReporterHerald.com,The annual Thomson Healthcare award is based on hospitals’ performance treating heart attacks, congestive heart failure, coronary artery bypass surgery and

This just in, December 6  -  Dec 5, 2007
Rocky Mountain News,Healthcare for its performance treating heart attacks, congestive heart failure, coronary artery bypass surgery and cardiac catheterization procedures.

Mercy gets green light  -  Nov 28, 2007
Sacramento Bee,...million donation from Stockton developer and philanthropist Alex Spanos, who underwent coronary artery bypass surgery at the hospital the year before.

TBO.com - Live in the moment  -  Dec 14, 2007
Tampa Tribune,...procedures from a cardiologist in the past 12 months: stable angina, heart attack, coronary artery bypass surgery, angioplasty and/or stent replacement.



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