Coronary artery bypass grafting is a more invasive procedure where surgeons use blood vessels from another part of the body to create a new route for blood to flow around blocked arteries. It is ...

A stent is tubular in shape and usually made of metal or ceramic. It is designed to keep a part of the coronary artery open. Coronary arteries are the blood vessels that carry blood to the heart ...

Doctors found two major blockages. One was in her left anterior descending artery, the largest coronary artery, which carries ...

a less-invasive procedure that involves placing tiny metal tubes called stents into the partially blocked arteries to prop them open. CABG is open-heart surgery in which, in most cases, the heart is ...

A new study could lead to more widespread use of imaging technique to improve survival and prevent complications.

Heart bypass surgery is a new beginning for patients, significantly enhancing longevity and quality of life. It is performed when critical blockages are present and may involve angioplasty with ...

Revolutionary balloon and stent procedure reduces recovery time from weeks to days, transforming treatment for patients with mechanical heart pumps.

Doctors found two major blockages. One was in her left anterior descending artery, the largest coronary artery, which carries oxygenated blood to the left side of the heart. She needed stents ...