AFIRE Backs Less Antiplatelet Use With NOAC in AF, Stable CAD AFIRE Backs Less Antiplatelet Use With NOAC in AF, Stable CAD
Helping buttress a thin evidence base, the randomized trial argues against pairing a novel oral anticoagulant with an antiplatelet in stable CAD with AF, barring PCI or CABG in the last year.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 3, 2019 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
ODYSSEY Outcomes: High-risk Patients Benefit More From PCSK9s ODYSSEY Outcomes: High-risk Patients Benefit More From PCSK9s
Two ODYSSEY Outcomes subgroup analyses shed light on the benefits of PCSK9 inhibition in patients with polyvascular disease and previous CABG.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - August 27, 2019 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
No Survival Benefit with Myocardial Viability After CABG: STICH No Survival Benefit with Myocardial Viability After CABG: STICH
This study found no long-term survival benefit but modest improvement in ejection fraction.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - August 22, 2019 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Higher Mortality With Off-Pump CABG in Left Main Disease Higher Mortality With Off-Pump CABG in Left Main Disease
Post hoc analysis from the EXCEL trial indicates off-pump surgery was associated with increased 3-year all-cause death and more incomplete revascularization than on-pump in left main disease.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - August 8, 2019 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
MDX Viewer Detects Early Warning Signs in Brain Oxygenation During Cardiovascular Surgeries
Patients who undergo open heart surgeries sometimes suffer from post-operative cognitive dysfunction (POCD), which could be caused by lack of oxygen to the brain while under anesthesia. Of the roughly 500,000 patients receiving coronary artery bypass grafting procedures each year, 14–48 percent can be affected with this condition, according to David Platt, PhD, CEO of MDX Life Sciences.
If the anesthesiologist notices when a patient’s brain is becoming hypoxic during surgery, steps can be taken to restore oxygen flow. However, detecting that the brain is not receiving enough oxygen is no...
Source: MDDI - July 18, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Susan Shepard Tags: Cardiovascular Source Type: news
Google Doodle Honors Heart Surgeon Ren é Favaloro, Who Pioneered Coronary Bypass Surgery
René Favaloro, a pioneering Argentine heart surgeon, is being remembered with a Google Doodle for his contributions to coronary bypass surgery on what would have been his 96th birthday.
Born in La Plata, Argentina, in 1923, Favaloro started his career as a doctor in the farming community of Jacinto Arauz, where he built his own operating room, trained nurses and set up a local blood bank.
In 1962 he moved to the United States where he pioneered coronary bypass surgery, a technique used to restore blood flow to the heart when the vessel supplying it is blocked.
Today, coronary artery bypass surgery is one of the mos...
Source: TIME: Health - July 12, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Julia Webster Tags: Uncategorized Google onetime Source Type: news
TAVR Speedier Stenosis Fix Than SAVR in Patients With Prior CABG TAVR Speedier Stenosis Fix Than SAVR in Patients With Prior CABG
In patients who have previously undergone coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) and have symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS), transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) using the Medtronic Corevalve System may offer advantages over surgical aortic-valve replacement (SAVR).Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - June 28, 2019 Category: Surgery Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Experience Is Crucial in Off-Pump CABG Experience Is Crucial in Off-Pump CABG
The latest trial to evaluate long-term outcomes of on-pump vs off-pump CABG helps highlight the importance of highly specialized coronary surgical teams.Circulation (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 27, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Open Heart Surgery Beats Stents for Multivessel Disease
FRIDAY, May 17, 2019 -- Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery may be a better treatment option than percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for most patients with more than one blocked heart artery, according to a study published online May 1... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 17, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Open heart surgery outperforms stents in patients with multivessel disease
(Elsevier) Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery may be the best treatment option for most patients with more than one blocked heart artery, according to research published today in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, published by Elsevier. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 2, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Reminder Bell Improves Incentive Spirometer Use After CABG Reminder Bell Improves Incentive Spirometer Use After CABG
Following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery, compliance with incentive spirometer use was improved by the SpiroTimer, an add-on use tracking device that sounds a reminder bell, researchers say.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 19, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news
No Survival Benefit for Volatile Anesthesia in Elective CABG Surgery No Survival Benefit for Volatile Anesthesia in Elective CABG Surgery
In a comparison of gas versus needle, a new pragmatic trial has shown that using a volatile anesthesia agent during elective coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) did not produce fewer deaths after one year.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - March 20, 2019 Category: Surgery Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Volatile Anesthetics Do Not Reduce Deaths in Elective CABG
TUESDAY, March 19, 2019 -- For patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), there is no significant difference in deaths at one year with anesthesia with a volatile agent versus total intravenous anesthesia, according to a... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 19, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Overlapping Surgery Largely Safe
(MedPage Today) -- But study raises questions for CABG and higher-risk patients (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - February 26, 2019 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Science Saturday: The heart of art
This image is not a medical illustration. It's actually an enhanced CT scan that is as aesthetic as it is instructive. The patient had previously undergone coronary artery bypass surgery. You can see the connection points of the grafts to the aorta. Clips and wires used by the surgeon are also visible. The bypass grafts [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - February 9, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
