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 ...

The Health First cardiothoracic surgery program was prominently featured this month at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons conference.

The two most commonly performed multiarterial bypass grafting strategies had comparable 15-year survival, while use rates for both have increased over the past decade.

SAN ANTONIO, TX—Ten-year data from more than a million patients undergoing isolated CABG once again confirms the survival benefit of multi- over single-arterial grafting in all but patients who are ...

Among patients who are already taking statins, giving additional doses in the hours before CABG isn’t worthwhile, the StaRT-CABG trial shows. The 30-day rate of MACCE (a composite of all-cause ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Different techniques had their place in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), real-world studies affirmed here at the annual meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). In one ...

For the prevention of new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) after isolated coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, giving potassium supplements only when levels dropped below the lower limit of ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH), has been awarded a three-star overall quality rating by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for its cardiothoracic surgery program, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Approximately one in five patients who underwent CABG also had high Lp(a). High Lp(a) at baseline was associated ...

WYNNEWOOD — Lankenau Medical Center, part of Main Line Health, has received the distinguished top rating of three stars from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for its patient care and outcomes in ...