Coronary artery disease is the most common type of heart disease in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It affects the main blood vessels that supply blood ...

When Robert Bisaccia Jr., 56, developed a sharp pain in his chest and side in March 2023, it made him uneasy — especially since the discomfort wasn’t always brought on by strenuous activity but would ...

CABG is a type of open-heart surgery specialists use to treat a heart attack when arteries that bring blood to the heart narrow or get blocked. Cholesterol and fatty deposits known as plaque build up ...

NORTH TEXAS – A North Texas man who survived a triple bypass surgery is raising awareness about heart disease this February, American Heart Month. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the ...

FILE PHOTO: Members of a medical team perform a heart surgery in an operating room in Bordeaux, France, October 25, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo (This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds ...

A coronary artery bypass is one of several types of open-heart surgeries, which are major medical procedures. Open-heart surgery is a group of procedures that involve cutting through the breastbone to ...

Sasha Still, M.D., an assistant professor of the UAB Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, was recently featured on UAB's MedCast Podcast. During the episode, Still discusses the unique procedure of ...

For high-risk patients, the method could offer a safer alternative to open-heart surgery. In a world first, a team of researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Emory School of ...

An aortobifemoral bypass is a surgery that's done to redirect your blood flow around a large, blocked artery in your groin or abdomen. It boosts the blood flow to your legs. It's a major surgery ...