On-Pump versus Off-Pump CABG Nov 5, 2009
Background Coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) has traditionally been performed with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (on-pump CABG). CABG without cardiopulmonary bypass (off-pump CABG) might reduce the number of complications related to the heart lung machine ... Methods We randomly assigned 2203 patients scheduled for urgent or elective CABG to either on-pump or off-pump procedures. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Heart-Lung Machine May Not Be the Culprit in Post-Op "Pump Head" Syndrome Aug 7, 2009
Most that supported the pump head condition had focused only on patients who underwent pump support during surgery for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) but had not controlled for those with the disease who had different types of procedures, such as off-pump surgery or no surgery at all ... Of those who did had the disease: 152 had undergone the CABG procedure using the pump; 75 had off-pump surgery; and 99 had nonsurgical treatment. (Scientific American)
Will Blue Dogs contain health care tab? Jul 15, 2009
Will Blue Dogs contain health care tab. Thinking Right with Jim Wooten. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Data: NY hospitals fare well in infections Jul 1, 2009
Statewide, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) chest infection rates also declined from 2007, to a risk-adjusted 2 ... And when it came to CABG donor-vessel surgical site infections, Albany area hospitals had the lowest rate in the state, at just 0. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes and Coronary Artery Disease Jun 16, 2009
Randomization was stratified according to the choice of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) as the more appropriate intervention ... In the CABG stratum, the rate of major cardiovascular events was significantly lower in the revascularization group (22. (New England Journal of Medicine)
CABG: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft May 23, 2009
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is one of the most common major operations ... Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is a 3- to 6-hour operation in which the patient's own veins or synthetic grafts are connected to the coronary arteries to allow blood to flow around the blockages (atherosclerotic plaques) ... Before the CABG, the patient will undergo many tests to ensure that the major operation can safely be performed. (Suite101.com)
SYNTAX substudy shows positive outcomes for left main patients treated with TAXUS(R) Express(2)(R) Stent System May 20, 2009
SYNTAX-LE MANS is a substudy of the landmark SYNTAX trial, the first randomized, controlled clinical trial to compare percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using the TAXUS Stent to coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery in patients with left main disease and/or significant narrowing of all three coronary arteries (three-vessel disease) ... SYNTAX-LE MANS compares late angiographic and clinical outcomes in 263 patients with left main disease (149 treated with the TAXUS Stent and 114... (PR Newswire)
The cardiovascular benefits of daily exercise in school children are evident even after 1 year May 9, 2009
In new studies presented at the congress exercise is shown to improve markers of heart disease in patients following coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG), to improve event-free survival rate in coronary patients better than stent angioplasty, and to improve markers of disease in heart failure patients, a group usually thought amenable to little more than palliative care. 3. (EurekAlert!)
Heart reshaping surgery ineffective Mar 30, 2009
"On the basis of this trial, the routine use of surgical ventricular reconstruction in addition to CABG (bypass surgery) cannot be justified," Dr. Howard Eisen of Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia said in a commentary. Michler said further studies will show whether there are still some patients who might benefit from the operation, which reduces the size of an enlarged heart by 20 percent. (India Times, India)
SYNTAX Analysis Finds Treatment With TAXUS(R) Express2(TM) Stents More Cost Effective Than Bypass Surgery in Many Patients With Complex Coronary Artery Disease Mar 30, 2009
The results found that while the overall cost effectiveness of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) versus coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery varied according to patient characteristics, PCI was more cost effective than CABG in patients with low or moderate coronary lesion complexity. CABG was more cost effective than PCI in those with the most complex disease ... The results also found that both PCI and CABG improved several quality of life measures. (PR Newswire)
Heart Bypass Surgery Better Than Angioplasty For Certain Patients, Study Shows Mar 27, 2009
18, 2005) Combining robotically assisted coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) with stented angioplasty shows promise for treating extensive coronary artery disease, researchers reported at the American Heart. (June 24, 2008) The widespread adoption of the use of drug-releasing coronary artery stents into routine practice is associated with a decrease in the need for repeat procedures to unblock coronary arteries and also. (Science Daily)
Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cardiac Care Mar 19, 2009
It has been 25 years since significant unexplained racial variation in the use of coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) was noted in a single institution. 1 Although this finding raised an alert, the medical community was skeptical, assuming that the data were anomalous or confounded. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Newsweek: Should you have bypass surgery? Mar 17, 2009
So before having the coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) that his cardiologist recommended, he decided to get a second opinion ... When only one or two vessels are blocked (as is true in the vast majority of cases) most studies indicate, and the American Heart Association advises, that CABG and angioplasty are probably not necessary ... When all three coronary arteries are blocked or the left main artery (which supplies blood to the left side of the heart) is occluded, you will want to consider... (MSNBC -- Health)
Outcomes After Heart Procedures Improving Feb 18, 2009
Coronary-artery bypass grafting, known as CABG, involves stitching in a vein or artery to go around a blocked artery. PCI involves inserting and inflating tiny balloons into vessels to widen narrowed arteries, often with placement of mesh tubes called stents to keep the artery open. (MEDLINEplus)
