Medscape

CABG Costs More Than PCI but Is a "Reasonable Value" in Stable Patients With Multivessel Disease

NEWARK, DE — CABG surgery is more expensive than PCI for the nonemergent treatment of multivessel disease, but given the better outcomes with surgery, CABG provides "reasonable value" based on ...
Medscape

PCI vs CABG in Left Main Disease -- The Surgeons and Statisticians Are Right

The heated debate over the 5-year results of a trial comparing stents and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery in patients with left main coronary disease deserves mention not only because ...

HCA earns high marks for CABG

HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital has earned the highest rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for its patient ...
Open Heart

Feasibility, safety and outcomes of a virtual ward with remote monitoring for patients awaiting urgent coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Background Delays in performing urgent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery are increasing across the UK, with national wait times now exceeding guideline targets. Prolonged preoperative ...
News Medical

Surgeon preferences may explain differences in CABG survival rates

In patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), a novel analysis evaluating surgeon preference for multi- versus single-arterial grafting may help explain the differing results between ...
MedPage Today

ACC: After a Decade, CABG Pulls Ahead of Meds for HF

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on Bluesky. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Finally, after ...
Healio

CABG plus surgical AVR may suit certain older patients with aortic stenosis, CAD

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CABG/surgical AVR was tied to lower risk for stroke, MI, valve reintervention or death vs. PCI/TAVR for aortic ...
TCTMD

CABG Beats Medical Therapy in CAD Patients With Severe LV Dysfunction: STICH 10-Year Results

CHICAGO, IL—It took 10 years, but long-term follow-up from the STICH trial now demonstrates a survival benefit for surgical revascularization on top of best medical therapy as compared with medical ...
News Medical

Women are less likely to undergo CABG, may experience worse outcomes after surgery

Women are significantly less likely than men to undergo coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) using guideline-recommended approaches, which may result in worse outcomes after surgery, according to a ...
Nature

Secondary revascularization after CABG surgery

CABG surgery is an effective way to improve symptoms and prognosis in patients with advanced coronary atherosclerotic disease. Despite multiple improvements in surgical technique and patient treatment ...
TCTMD

Substantial Decline Seen in CABG Over Last Decade, But PCI Rates Unchanged

A cross-sectional study of US patients undergoing coronary revascularization suggests a fairly dramatic shift in approach to treatment with a 38% decrease in the number of coronary artery bypass graft ...