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 ...

Country singer Mark Chesnutt underwent quadruple bypass surgery, which is done to reroute blood flow to the heart when arteries are blocked. (Frederick Breedon IV/WireImage via Getty Images) Chesnutt ...

THE DOOR FOR PEOPLE IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY WHO NEED BYPASS SURGERY, BUT ARE NOT CANDIDATES FOR AN OPEN HEART SURGERY. IT’S BEING DONE USING A ROBOT. KCRA 3’S ANAHITA JAFARI SHARES HOW THIS SURGEON ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — For many patients, the fear of ...

Women with severe coronary heart disease causing narrowing or blockages in the arteries may derive greater long-term benefits ...

When applied during open-heart bypass surgery, the results were impressive. "We were able to demonstrate that effects are mediated via this receptor that lead, on the one hand, to connective tissue ...

Complement activation via C3 and C5 plays an important role in inflammation, vasoconstriction, vascular leakage, leukocyte activation, cardiac damage, and apoptosis. The inhibition of complement ...

As an avid athlete, Boatman participated in sports his entire life and keeps a consistent gym routine. But this past summer, while exercising, Boatman noticed a tight, burning sensation in his chest ...

Women over the age of 65 who require complex heart surgery are more likely than men to receive care at low quality hospitals - where they also die in greater numbers following the procedure, a ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., affecting 1 in 5 people. “What we describe as complex coronary disease is basically any heart disease and heart arteries that is very tough to ...

It wasn’t the summer he had planned, but John Roper is just thankful he is around to be sharing the story of the events which ...