June 16, 2009 (Leipzig, Germany) — A small randomized study comparing minimally invasive coronary artery bypass surgery (MIDCAB) with PCI using sirolimus-eluting stents suggests that both approaches ...

Leipzig, Germany - Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass surgery (MIDCAB) and PCI with stenting are both effective treatments for isolated stenosis of the proximal left anterior descending ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . New 7-year data demonstrate similar long-term safety and effectiveness after PCI with sirolimus-eluting stents ...

Drug-eluting stent implantation was associated with similar survival but poorer major adverse events than minimally invasive coronary artery bypass surgery in a cohort of patients requiring ...

Mick Foster couldn't even go for a walk without worrying about another heart attack. "My life expectancy would probably have been early 50s," he said. By 40, Mick had already survived two heart ...

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 ...

In proximal lesions of the left anterior descending (LAD) artery, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with bare-metal stents (BMS) yields equivalent outcomes compared with minimally invasive ...

Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB) grafting is performed via small, left anterolateral thoracotomy. The left internal mammary artery was grafted to the left anterior descending ...

Aligarh, Jan. 16 -- day hands-on workshop on Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (MIDCAB). The programme reaffirmed JNMCH's growing stature as a centre of advanced cardiac care and ...