Kurtis Cox, 55, calls his recent heart bypass surgery with a new hybrid coronary revascularization (HCR) procedure at Mercy ...

Bypass surgery, also known as coronary artery bypass grafting, is one of the most common operations worldwide. In the US, there are approximately 200,000 bypass surgeries each year, according to the ...

Coronary bypass surgery is major open-heart surgery, and recovery can take several weeks. Here's what you need to know about common problems after your operation and what you can do to make the ...

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a common surgery used to restore blood flow when coronary arteries become severely blocked by plaque buildup, and is performed over 200,000 times a year ...

During a coronary artery bypass, the diseased sections of your coronary arteries are bypassed with healthy artery or vein grafts to increase blood flow to the heart muscle tissue. This procedure is ...

March 5 is a date that will always hold special significance in the “heart” of Charles Titone. On that day 20 years ago the Sunnyside resident was the first patient to undergo open heart (bypass) ...

For diabetics, heart drugs may be just as effective as bypass surgery or stents. NEW ORLEANS, June 8, 2009— -- Cardiac bypass surgery, angioplasty and stents were no better than standard drugs ...

When you have coronary artery disease (CAD), plaque buildup has caused your arteries to become narrow. This makes it hard for your blood vessels to properly bring oxygen-rich blood to your heart. This ...

Thumbay University Hospital in Ajman has successfully performed its first coronary artery bypass grafting surgery, marking ...

Even as the federal government prepares to cut off funding to Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center’s poorly performing heart transplant program, the Houston hospital has continued to promote itself as a ...