Only slightly more than one-third of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) among elective patients are considered appropriate, half are of uncertain value, and the remainder are deemed ...

IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vizient, Inc. assesses coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) techniques and costs as well as factors affecting orthopedic procedures in non-acute settings in the latest ...

New York, Nov. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "EU5 Cardiovascular Surgery Procedures Outlook to 2025 - Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Procedures ...

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 ...

Frank Vignuli couldn’t be having a heart attack, could he? He wasn’t short of breath. His chest didn’t feel tight. But on the morning of Aug. 4, 2004, the 47-year-old from Wilmington, Del., didn’t ...

Researchers report there has been a decline of roughly 36 percent in the number of patients undergoing a CABG; but reassuringly, the risk of death and other poor outcomes remains identical among those ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Expanded Medicaid coverage in Michigan under the Affordable Care Act led to more younger patients undergoing PCI ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Like other specialties in medicine, cardiology has seen an influx in interest in less invasive therapeutic ...

It's widely assumed that hospitals are performing increasing numbers of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) with stents, and vastly fewer invasive coronary artery bypass graft procedures. But ...

Frank Vignuli couldn’t be having a heart attack, could he? He wasn’t short of breath. His chest didn’t feel tight. But on the morning of Aug. 4, 2004, the 47-year-old from Wilmington, Del., didn’t ...