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(HealthDay)—Depression is relatively common in patients who undergo heart bypass surgery, and a new study finds that short-term use of antidepressants may aid patients' recovery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-antidepressants-hasten-bypass-recovery.html Surgery Wed, 01 May 2013 11:40:48 EST news286627232 A clot-busting therapy may benefit some heart attack patients who cannot have immediate angioplasty, according to research presented today at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-clot-busting-drug-effective-angioplasty.html Cardiology Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:38:45 EST news282303438 Bypass surgery done without a heart-lung machine, known as off-pump, may provide better post-operative outcomes than on-pump bypass surgery for high-risk patients, according to research presented today at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-off-pump-bypass-high-risk-patients.html Cardiology Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:23:03 EST news282302575 Older patients did as well after undergoing coronary bypass surgery off-pump as they did with the more costly "on-pump" procedure using a heart-lung machine to circulate blood and oxygen through the body during surgery, according to research presented today at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-similar-outcomes-older-patients-on-.html Cardiology Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:20:01 EST news282240641 Patients who underwent heart bypass surgery without a heart- lung machine did as well one year later as patients whose hearts were connected to a pump during surgery in a study presented today at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-on-pump-bypass-off-pump-year.html Cardiology Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:05:42 EST news282240335 (HealthDay)—Evidence-based therapies are increasingly being used to treat patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), according to research published in the Feb. 1 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-evidence-based-meds-stemi-nstemi.html Cardiology Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:30:03 EST news279905370 Up to one-third of patients undergoing surgery in Ontario have a treatable form of anemia but are not optimally treated for it. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-anemia.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:44:01 EST news278264633 During embryonic development, the all-important coronary arteries arise from cells previously considered incapable of producing them, according to scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. The research, carried out in mice and published today in the online edition of the journal Cell, may speed development of regenerative therapies for heart disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-coronary-arteries-advances-regenerative-medicine.html Cardiology Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:00:20 EST news272714268 Cardiothoracic surgeons and endocrinologists from Boston Medical Center (BMC) have found that among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, achieving Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) benchmarks for glycemic control may be irrelevant when perioperative continuous insulin infusion protocols are implemented. These findings appear on-line in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-relevance-scip-benchmarks-cabg-patients.html Surgery Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:17:47 EST news271689458 Adults with diabetes and multi-vessel coronary heart disease who underwent cardiac bypass surgery had better overall heart-related outcomes than those who underwent an artery-opening procedure to improve blood flow to the heart muscle, according to the results from an international study. The research was supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-cardiac-bypass-surgery-superior-non-surgical.html Cardiology Sun, 04 Nov 2012 20:00:03 EST news271242318 Contrary to previous data, patients with prior open heart surgery, or coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), who have a severe heart attack (STEMI) and receive a coronary stent have similar outcomes to patients without previous CABG, based on study of a large, prospective, regional STEMI network, being presented Oct. 23 at the 2012 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-prior-cardiac-surgery-worse-outcomes.html Cardiology Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:10:02 EST news270201445 (HealthDay News) -- The potential for a stroke is far more common after a bypass than after angioplasty, new research reports, even though the risk after either heart procedure is still relatively low. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-higher-bypass-angioplasty-analysis.html Cardiology Tue, 21 Aug 2012 06:20:01 EST news264741558 (HealthDay) -- The risk of stroke at 30 days is significantly higher in patients who undergo coronary revascularization with coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery compared to those who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), according to research published in the Aug. 28 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-days-post-cabg-pci.html Cardiology Tue, 21 Aug 2012 04:16:46 EST news264741396 NHS hospitals have substantial scope to improve their efficiency by adopting best practice, according to research published today by Professor Andrew Street and colleagues at the Centre for Health Economics (CHE) at the University of York. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-english-hospitals.html Health Fri, 13 Jul 2012 06:29:04 EST news261379739 Among intermediate- to high-risk patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery, administration of the agent acadesine to regulate adenosine (a naturally occurring chemical that dilates blood flow and can improve coronary blood flow and perfusion) did not reduce all-cause death, nonfatal stroke, or need for mechanical support for ventricular dysfunction, for approximately a month after surgery, according to a study in the July 11 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-administration-agent-prior-cabg-surgery.html Cardiology Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:13:27 EST news261155589 Aspirin taken for five days before a heart operation can halve the numbers of patients developing post-operative acute kidney failure, according to research presented at the European Anaesthesiology Congress in Paris today (Sunday). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-aspirin-heart-surgery-post-operative-acute.html Cardiology Sun, 10 Jun 2012 12:22:53 EST news258549746 Cardiothoracic surgeons and endocrinologists from Boston Medical Center (BMC) have found that among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, achieving Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) benchmarks for glycemic control may be irrelevant when perioperative continuous insulin infusion protocols are implemented. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-relevance-benchmarks-cabg-patients-insulin.html Cardiology Wed, 02 May 2012 02:57:28 EST news255146163 Paying hospitals to improve their quality of care, known as pay-for-performance, has gained wide acceptance in the U.S. and Medicare has spent tens of millions of dollars on bonuses and rewards for hospitals to improve. However, little is known about whether pay-for-performance actually improves patient outcomes over the long term. A new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) finds no evidence that the largest hospital-based P4P program in the U.S. improved 30-day mortality rates, a measure of whether patients survive their hospitalization. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-patient-outcomes-hospitals-pay-for-performance.html Health Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:00:12 EST news252152080 A new comparative effectiveness study found older adults with stable coronary heart disease (CHD) who underwent bypass surgery had better long-term survival rates than those who underwent a non-surgical procedure to improve blood flow to the heart muscle, also called revascularization. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-survival-advantage-bypass-surgery-non-surgical.html Cardiology Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:55:24 EST news252060917 Persistent depression symptoms may be associated with significantly greater declines in cognitive performance in older patients with coronary artery disease who underwent cardiac catheterization, according to a study published in the March issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-persistent-depression-linked-cognitive-decline.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:00:01 EST news250167391 Patients who had leaky mitral heart valves repaired along with bypass surgery had with healthier hearts than those who had bypass only, according to new research presented in the American Heart Association's Emerging Science Series webinar. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-mitral-valve-bypass-surgery-heart.html Cardiology Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:00:06 EST news249734472 Heart failure is a leading cause of death in Canada. As part of the ongoing IMPACT-CABG clinical trial to treat advanced heart failure, physicians at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre performed the first cardiac stem cell transplant in Ontario last week using stem cells derived from the patient's own bone marrow, isolated completely within the operating room, and implanted into the heart at the time of coronary bypass surgery. Researchers hope that stem cell therapy may be developed into a novel treatment for the 50,000 Canadians diagnosed each year with advanced heart failure. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-ontario-cardiac-stem-cell-transplant.html Cardiology Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:04:43 EST news246794665 (Medical Xpress) -- A new study led by University at Albany School of Public Health Distinguished Professor Emeritus Edward L. Hannan finds a link between higher mortality rates and incomplete revascularization procedures for patients suffering from multivessel disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-multivessel-mortality.html Cardiology Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:50:01 EST news244359475 Physician preferences and hospital characteristics influence the type of procedures performed on blockages of the heart, leading to significant variations in rates of bypass, stent or angioplasty procedures, found an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-variations-cardiac-procedures-physician-hospital.html Cardiology Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:48:46 EST news242916517 Aspirin taken within five days of cardiac surgery is associated with a significant decrease in the risk of major postoperative complications, including renal failure, a lengthy intensive care unit stay and even early death (30-day mortality), according to a study by researchers at Thomas Jefferson University and UC Davis Medical Center set to appear in the journal Annals of Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-preoperative-aspirin-therapy-benefit-cardiac.html Surgery Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:46:40 EST news242315182 Results of a randomized clinical trial suggest that using the transradial approach for angioplasty in patients with ST elevation acute coronary syndrome is preferable to the femoral approach, and should be the recommended access route. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-results-rifle-steacs-clinical-trial.html Cardiology Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:07:04 EST news240167214 Surgeons from Boston Medical Center (BMC) have found that in diabetic patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, aggressive glycemic control does not result in any significant improvement of clinical outcomes as compared with moderate control. The findings, which appear in this month's issue of Annals of Surgery, also found the incidence of hypoglycemic events increased with aggressive glycemic control. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-aggressive-glycemic-diabetic-cabg-patients.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:35:50 EST news236345740 Duke University Medical Center researchers have found a genetic variant that seems to be associated with lower five-year survival after a coronary artery bypass. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-gene-linked-death-coronary-bypass.html Cardiology Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:23:52 EST news235124622 New research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine shows a substantial decrease in one type of revascularization procedure, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, while rates of utilization of the other form, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), has remained unchanged. Coronary revascularization, the process of restoring the flow of oxygen and nutrients to the heart, is among the most common hospital-based major interventional procedures performed in the United States. Over the past decade, the field of coronary revascularization has been changed by a number of technological advances, including new devices and new surgical techniques for clearing blockages. The research will be published in the May 3 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-coronary-artery-bypass-surgeries-heart.html Cardiology Tue, 03 May 2011 16:36:20 EST news223658823 Surgeons from Boston Medical Center (BMC) have found that in diabetic patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, aggressive glycemic control does not result in any significant improvement of clinical outcomes as compared with moderate control. The findings, to be presented at the 131st annual meeting of the American Surgical Association, also found the incidence of hypoglycemic events increased with aggressive glycemic control. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-aggressive-glycemic-diabetic-cabg-patients.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:16:06 EST news222020124