Health News Archives

Drug-Eluting Stents Better for Aging, Grafted Veins
Study found they outperformed bare metal stents

Aggressive Therapy Best for Chest Pain
Large, ongoing British study finds it would save lives

Body Size Matters After Bypass
Fact that women are smaller than men may explain higher death rate, study shows

Aspirin Before Surgery Benefits Bypass Patients
In-hospital death rate more than halved, new study finds

Overweight People More Likely to Survive Bypass Surgery
But they have procedure at younger ages, researchers note

Scientists Grow Heart Bypass Blood Vessels in Lab
Bioengineering could benefit patients unsuitable for coronary surgery

Bypass Surgery Doesn’t Harm Cognitive Ability
New study finds heart procedure free of lasting deficits

Racial Disparities Persist in Heart Care
Studies point up gaps in many areas of cardiac treatment

Bill Clinton’s Surgery Successful
Doctors remove scar tissue, fluid buildup that resulted from his heart bypass last fall

Clinton Surgery Called Rare, But Not Risky
Doctors will remove fluid buildup following his bypass surgery