A recent study found that effective treatment for clogged arteries may differ for men and women, according to research ...

The BARI Investigators (2007) The final 10-year follow-up results from the BARI randomized trial. J Am Coll Cardiol 49: 1600–1606 The Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation (BARI) trial ...

MUNICH, Germany — For heart patients with clogged arteries, the choice between bypass surgery and an angioplasty may come down to one question: How many procedures would you like to have? In research ...

In mid-November, the question of whether hospitals without on-site cardiac surgery should offer elective angioplasties rose to the surface as the American College of Cardiology issued revised ...

Roberto Carlos, former Brazil and Real Madrid defender, has been discharged from the hospital after undergoing heart surgery. The 52-year-old had a coronary angioplasty due to a heart obstruction.

When life-threatening problems occur during angioplasty procedures, doctors may perform emergency coronary artery bypass graft surgery, but data from the Mayo Clinic indicates that need to send ...

While hospitals without emergency heart surgery backup and those with this service may have similar quality outcomes for elective angioplasties, hospitals without surgery backup have higher costs, ...

Within eight months, Marjorie McLaren, 62, of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, underwent two cardiac catheterizations. Last May, she had emergency angioplasty at a local hospital. Then, in January, she had an ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Patients with severe coronary artery disease live longer if they receive coronary artery bypass surgery as their initial treatment instead of artery-opening angioplasty or heart ...

Dr. Lee answers the question:'Why Bypass And Not Angioplasty/Stents?' — -- Question: Why Do Some Patients Require Bypass Surgery Instead Of An Angioplasty And Stents? Answer: Both bypass surgery ...