LONDON, England—The “no-touch” harvesting technique for patients undergoing CABG surgery using a saphenous vein graft does not lower the risk of graft failure but is associated with a significantly ...

(HealthDay News) — For patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting surgery, the variation in observed health care-acquired infection (HAI) rates across centers is 18.2%, according to ...

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 ...

Arterial grafts have long been considered superior to vein grafts for coronary bypass surgery (CABG), but it's unsettled whether more arterial grafts are better than fewer. Although a major clinical ...

Medically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MD Key Takeaways Bypass surgery is better than stents for serious heart disease.A stent is less invasive and usually faster to recover from than bypass ...

The strategy of multiarterial grafting, which is endorsed by surgical guidelines, remains “underutilized” in current US CABG practice, although regional and institutional variability exists, according ...

If bacteria or other pathogens enter a wound, an infection can occur. Symptoms or signs of wound infection include increasing pain, swelling, and redness. More severe infections may cause nausea, ...