In sharp contrast to earlier studies, patients with severe triple-vessel heart disease fared equally well whether they underwent open-heart bypass surgery (CABG) or a less invasive procedure called ...

A group of doctors from Kerala successfully performed a rare minimally invasive bypass surgery on a kidney-transplant patient ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — For many patients, the fear of ...

The rhythm is regular at a rate of 130 beats/min. A P wave occurs before each QRS complex (+) with a stable PR interval (0.14 sec). The P wave is positive in leads I, II, aVF, and V4-V6. This is a ...

Stepping back into competitive sports after heart surgery sounds understandable, but for these athletes, it’s just part of ...

Aims: Coronary artery bypass grafts (CABGs) are increasingly performed in elderly patients. Risk factors and outcomes are poorly described for those undergoing noncardiac surgery within 1 year after ...

As an avid athlete, Boatman participated in sports his entire life and keeps a consistent gym routine. But this past summer, while exercising, Boatman noticed a tight, burning sensation in his chest ...

Open-heart surgery is a general term that refers to any surgery where a surgeon accesses the heart by opening the chest. They will make an incision in the chest and then cut through the breastbone and ...