First minimally invasive coronary artery bypass achieved
For high-risk patients, the method could offer a safer alternative to open-heart surgery.
Jan 6, 2026
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Surgical Procedures, Operative: News and Research on Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures
MeSH tree: E04.100
States advance medical debt protections as federal support turns to opposition
Lawmakers in several states are working to expand medical debt protections for patients, even after the Trump administration reversed course and told states they don't have authority to take action on credit reporting.
Dec 29, 2025
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Bypass surgery may offer greater long-term benefits compared with stents for women
Women with severe coronary heart disease causing narrowing or blockages in the arteries may derive greater long-term benefits from coronary artery bypass grafting compared with percutaneous coronary intervention, also known ...
Dec 22, 2025
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First pediatric heart and liver dual organ transplant performed
Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) successfully performed the hospital's first-ever heart and liver dual organ transplant, with support from dozens of team members across 25 different multidisciplinary care ...
Dec 19, 2025
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3D-printed scaffolds for blood vessels point to new approach for heart bypass grafts
The tiny opaque tube that Yonghui Ding holds up to the light in his laboratory looks like a bit of debris from a dismantled ballpoint pen.
Dec 9, 2025
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Adult heart transplantation shows transformation in the US and Western Europe
In nearly 60 years, heart transplantation has transformed from a daring vision to an established surgical procedure. Since the first adult heart transplant in the United States was performed at Stanford Hospital in 1968, ...
Dec 3, 2025
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Limb salvage therapy shows lasting success for severe artery disease patients
An update in the New England Journal of Medicine has shown that transcatheter arterialization of the deep veins (TADV) using the LimFlow System is a reliable and long-lasting therapy helping patients with chronic limb-threatening ...
Oct 30, 2025
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Novel sirolimus-eluting balloon appears noninferior to conventional therapies for treatment of in-stent restenosis
Results from the first randomized clinical trial in the United States to compare a sirolimus-eluting balloon (DEB) to a control group consisting of drug-eluting stent (DES) and balloon angioplasty (BA) for the treatment of ...
Oct 28, 2025
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Cutting balloon treatment found to be 'safe and effective' for patients with calcified coronary artery disease
Results from the first randomized controlled trial to directly compare the safety and efficacy of cutting balloon (CB) angioplasty to intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) prior to drug‐eluting stent (DES) implantation for the ...
Oct 28, 2025
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Galvanizing blood vessel cells to expand for organ transplantation
Scientists have discovered a method to induce human endothelial cells from a small biopsy sample to multiply in the laboratory, producing more than enough cells to replace damaged blood vessels or nourish organs for transplantation, ...
Oct 14, 2025
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