Coronary Bypass Surgery
From MedStar Union Memorial Hospital. They say “Last year alone, our doctors performed more than 880 open-heart surgeries and 6,100 catheter-based procedures, including nearly 2,000 angioplasties. No...
View ArticleCoronary Artery Bypass (CABG) Surgery
Three coronary artery bypass grafts, a LIMA to LAD and two saphenous vein grafts – one to the right coronary artery (RCA) system and one to the obtuse marginal (OM) system. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)...
View ArticleCoronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG off-pump)
heart with coronary arteries (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Before we talk about treatment, let’s start with a discussion about the human body and about your medical condition. Your doctor has recommended...
View ArticleThe Mixed Blessing of Heart Surgery
Three coronary artery bypass grafts, a LIMA to LAD and two saphenous vein grafts – one to the right coronary artery (RCA) system and one to the obtuse marginal (OM) system. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)...
View ArticleEffects of Off-Pump and On-Pump Coronary-Artery Bypass Grafting at 1 Year
From the New England Journal of Medicine André Lamy, M.D., P.J. Devereaux, M.D., Ph.D., Prabhakaran Dorairaj, M.D., David P. Taggart, Ph.D., Shengshou Hu, M.D., Ernesto Paolasso, M.D., Zbynek Straka,...
View ArticleShort-Term Stroke Risk Higher Following CABG Than Post-PCI
Among patients with complex coronary artery disease, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), as compared to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), is associated with a greater risk of...
View ArticleHeart attacks: What you should know
Three coronary artery bypass grafts, a LIMA to LAD and two saphenous vein grafts – one to the right coronary artery (RCA) system and one to the obtuse marginal (OM) system. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)...
View ArticleMinimally Invasive Multivessel CABG
This is a video showing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting being done through left 4th intercostal space by a 6-7cm incision. We are routinely doing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, single vessel or...
View ArticleAs of Today…
Cardiac rehab is finished! The heart attack was January 27, 2013 and it took until today to finish the rehab but it got done. We’ve both learned quite a bit and I doubt that we’ll ever go back to...
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