New findings question the need for oral anticoagulants for patients who develop atrial fibrillation (AF) after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), showing that while the arrythmia may be more ...

It's long been documented that women have a slimmer chance of surviving heart bypass surgery compared to men, and researchers believe that they now know why. Women tend to be more vulnerable to blood ...

The decision as to when to give blood transfusions is complex, requiring a careful assessment of risks and benefits. The TRACS trial compared the effects of giving blood transfusions perioperatively ...

Women continue to have a higher risk of mortality and morbidity after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) compared with men, with no significant improvements seen over the last decade, a ...

Addition of the PCSK9 inhibitor evolocumab to statin therapy after cardiac bypass surgery did not improve 24-month graft patency in the NEWTON-CABG CardioLink-5 trial. Subodh Verma, MD, cardiac ...

Sasha Still, M.D., an assistant professor of the UAB Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, was recently featured on UAB's MedCast Podcast. During the episode, Still discusses the unique procedure of ...

Bypass surgery is a type of open-heart surgery. Surgeons may use several different types of bypass surgeries to repair or replace the heart. Open-heart surgery is an operation where surgeons repair or ...

A coronary artery bypass is one of several types of open-heart surgeries, which are major medical procedures. Open-heart surgery is a group of procedures that involve cutting through the breastbone to ...