DALLAS, May 29 – A 53-year-old German man became the first person to undergo a new, non-surgical technique that turned one of his coronary veins into a coronary artery to bypass a blockage, according ...

Paz and colleagues' findings, however, indicate improvements in myocardial ischemia after permanently reducing coronary venous outflow with a CSRS introduced into the silent zone of the great cardiac ...

When a modified surgical technique was used to gently remove sections of leg veins used in coronary artery bypass surgery, the grafts were less likely to become blocked and fewer people had a ...

Houston, TX - In a special report in the May 29, 2001 issue of Circulation, Dr Stephen Oesterle (Massachusetts General Hospital) and colleagues present details of their first successful percutaneous ...

The goal of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is to improve blood flow to your heart. The heart is a muscle about the size of your fist. Your heart pumps blood and oxygen to all of the organs and ...

A recently implanted left ventricular lead was fixated in the coronary sinus due to thrombosis while attempting to reposition the lead because of phrenic nerve stimulation. A 77-year-old woman was ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD—STEMI patients with good coronary collateral circulation undergoing PCI are more likely to be alive at 2 years and have better cardiac function when compared with STEMI patients ...

The coronary sinus (CS) refers to a collection of veins that join together to form a large blood vessel. This vein is located between the left atrium and the left ventricle of the heart. A collection ...

Factors associated with the surgical procedure of bypass grafting, such as vein graft harvesting and handling, and the size and condition of the conduit and target vessel, determine long-term patency ...

As many as 50 percent of all cardiac deaths due to disease in the heart's vessels occur in individuals with no prior history or symptoms of heart disease. In addition, standard coronary risk factors ...

What is Acute Coronary Syndrome? Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a sudden and life-threatening condition caused by a sudden reduction in blood flow to the heart. The incidence of coronary disease in ...