News tagged with coronary artery bypass graft
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Study examines multivessel mortality rates
(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 ...
Cardiology
Dec 29, 2011 |
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Variations in cardiac procedures related to physician recommendations and hospital characteristics
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 ...
Cardiology
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Preoperative aspirin therapy can benefit cardiac surgery patients
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 ...
Surgery
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Results of the RIFLE STEACS clinical trial reported at TCT 2011
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 ...
Cardiology
Nov 10, 2011 |
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Study finds aggressive glycemic control in diabetic cabg patients does not improve survival
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 ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 27, 2011 |
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Gene linked with death after coronary bypass surgery
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.
Cardiology
Sep 13, 2011 |
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CABG still preferred over PCI in patients with triple vessel disease
Results from CREDO-Kyoto PCI/CABG Registry Cohort-2 show that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was associated with significantly higher risk for serious adverse events in patients with triple vessel disease than coronary ...
Cardiology
Aug 29, 2011 |
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Study shows drop off in coronary artery bypass surgeries for heart patients
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 ...
Cardiology
May 03, 2011 |
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Study finds aggressive glycemic control in diabetic CABG patients does not improve survival
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 ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 14, 2011 |
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