A major new study on 1,800 patients with heart disease has found that coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG) are superior to angioplasty and stenting in the long run. New findings presented at a ...

Bypass and angioplasty surgery both come with risks. Depending on the severity of heart disease and other factors, there’s some risk of death from both. Other potential risks include: ...

In the past decade, angioplasty has displaced bypass surgery as the primary treatment for blocked coronary arteries. Angioplasty _ sliding a balloon into the artery _ is now done more than a ...

Angioplasty Better Than Bypass Surgery for Low-risk Patients. by Sheela Philomena on Jun 24 2011 10:25 AM. For low-risk heart patients angioplasty with medication-coated stents is found to be ...

Angioplasty is done on an emergency basis when somebody suffers a heart attack. However, bypass surgery is the only solution to many a heart problems today; particularly in case of a multi-vessel ...

What type of lifesaving heart operation you should undergo — bypass surgery or angioplasty — largely depends on your age and whether you have diabetes, according to the largest-ever assessment ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Patients with severe coronary artery disease live longer if they receive coronary artery bypass surgery as their initial treatment instead of artery-opening angioplasty or heart ...

For people with heart disease who need a procedure to unblock their clogged coronary arteries, angioplasty or coronary artery bypass grafting provide similar 10-year survival rates, researchers ...

In the past decade, angioplasty has displaced bypass surgery as the primary treatment for blocked coronary arteries. Angioplasty -- sliding a balloon into the artery -- is now done more than a ...

Just like any other surgery, there are a few complications after angioplasty and bypass surgery. The risk of complications might be higher for women, people above the age of 75 years, people ...

Nearly 10,000 patients were examined; 4,944 patients were randomly assigned to surgery and 5,019 patients were randomly assigned to angioplasty.