Coronary stenting guided by fractional flow reserve (FFR) readings, considered to reflect the targeted lesion's functional impact, was no match for coronary bypass surgery (CABG) in patients with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Current North American guidelines recommend nonurgent CABG be performed at least 5 days after cessation of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WASHINGTON — In patients with three-vessel CAD, those who underwent fractional flow reserve-guided PCI had ...

In sharp contrast to earlier studies, patients with severe triple-vessel heart disease fared equally well whether they underwent open-heart bypass surgery (CABG) or a less invasive procedure called ...

The American College of Cardiology Foundation has recently released revised guidelines for coronary artery bypass graft surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention, according to ACC news releases.

Patients with complex coronary artery disease (CAD) — either three-vessel disease and/or left main disease — who also had heavy coronary artery calcification (CAC) had greater all-cause mortality 10 ...

(UPDATED) If there’s an area of cardiology in need of reconciliation, revascularization of left main coronary artery disease would be a worthy candidate given the acrimony of the past few years. Now, ...

FDA approved the Agent drug-coated balloon (DCB) for coronary in-stent restenosis, making this the first DCB to make it to the U.S. market, manufacturer Boston Scientific announced. In people with ...

Patients benefit from antiplatelet therapy after coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) for an acute coronary syndrome. Whether the addition of ticagrelor to aspirin, as compared with aspirin alone, ...

Revascularization with PCI might be a reasonable alternative to CABG surgery in elderly patients with complex coronary artery disease, including multivessel and left main disease, according to ...

HealthDay News — For older adults with multi-artery disease, long-term survival is better for those who undergo coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) rather than percutaneous coronary intervention ...

Researchers from Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania’s Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics recently found that coronary artery bypass grafts are the most lucrative cardiology ...