No-touch vein harvesting has meaningful benefits for heart bypass patients, suggests study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 May 2025 8:45 AM IST'No-touch' vein harvesting significantly reduces the risk of graft failure up to three years after coronary artery bypass surgery compared with...
Long-term benefits of 12-months DAPT post-CABG revealed in DACAB trial follow-up Medha Baranwal19 Jun 2024 8:45 AM ISTChina: A landmark clinical trial, known as DACAB, has unveiled significant findings regarding antiplatelet therapy use following coronary artery...
Black men at higher risk of dying after surgery than White men, or women of either race: BMJ Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 March 2023 10:00 AM ISTUSA: Black men experience higher mortality after elective procedures compared with White men, Black women, and White women, a recent study published...
In CABG patients, external graft support devices fail to prolong patency of saphenous vein graft: JAMA Medha Baranwal21 July 2022 7:30 PM ISTUSA: The difference in intimal hyperplasia area between supported and unsupported saphenous vein grafts at 12 months did not achieve statistical...
CABG 2-3 days after ticagrelor cessation is safe: RAPID CABG trial Medha Baranwal20 Nov 2021 11:15 AM ISTUSA: A small, randomized study of people who had heart attacks demonstrated no increased risk of bleeding when ticagrelor was stopped 2-3 days before...
Patient Dies from Post-Operative Complications of CABG: Consumer Court Directs Apollo Hospital to Pay Rs 5 lakh Compensation Barsha Misra4 Nov 2021 8:01 PM ISTAhmedabad: Observing that the Apollo Hospitals authorities couldn't produce any medical documents which would indicate that the patient was given...
Consumer Court upholds Medical Council observation, absolves Fortis Hospital, 2 Cardiac Surgeons of Negligence Barsha Misra26 Aug 2021 6:03 PM ISTBengaluru: Opining that the patient wouldn't survive two years after the surgery if there would have been any negligence during the same, the...
CABG results vary according to sex in single vs multiple arterial grafts: JAMA Dr. Nandita Mohan21 Jan 2021 6:30 PM ISTResearchers have observed that women have a worse preoperative risk profile than men. Multiple arterial grafting is associated with better outcomes...
AF after CABG tied to increased risk of stroke, heart failure: JAHA Medha Baranwal5 Jan 2021 6:00 PM ISTSweden: In patients undergoing bypass surgery, postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is associated with an increased risk of adverse outcomes but...
Apollo Munich Health Insurance launches critical illness rider Pooja Bhatia Bhatia3 March 2016 4:10 PM ISTApollo Munich Health Insurance has launched critical advantage, a critical illness rider to offer additional benefit to its policy holders.The...
