Dual antiplatelet therapy after heart bypass surgery is not more effective than aspirin alone - and it increases the risk of excessive bleeding. This has now been shown in a study of 2,201 patients at ...

A patient who needed lifesaving heart surgery has become the first person ever to receive a coronary artery bypass without being cut open. Such a procedure would usually require open heart surgery, ...

A large-scale clinical trial found that intravenous infusion of exenatide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analog medication, during heart surgeries involving bypass did not significantly reduce the ...

PLAINSBORO, New Jersey (WPVI) -- Heart bypass surgery: What used to be an extraordinary procedure for clogged arteries is now done more than a thousand times a day. And it's still a powerful fix for ...

Last Tuesday my father-in-law had what he thought was indegestion and was eventually taken to the hospital once it was realized it was probably something more serious.<br><br>Anyway, after spending an ...

Many minimally invasive procedures are available to treat problems with your heart. These procedures can fix issues like malfunctioning valves and blockages in your heart’s arteries. Traditional heart ...