Reporting the results of the Coronary Artery Revascularization Prophylaxis (CARP) trial, McFalls explained that many doctors routinely open occluded vessels before doing an elective vascular procedure ...

Boston, MA - Results of a randomized trial show no benefit from coronary revascularization before major vascular surgery for patients with clinically significant but stable coronary disease. "In terms ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA—Incomplete coronary revascularization is associated with an increased risk of major adverse cardiac events, particularly an increased risk of MI, among patients who later go on to have ...

Patients who have noncardiac surgery within 2 years of undergoing incomplete revascularization of multivessel disease face a higher risk of MACE, especially MI, than those whose revascularization had ...

In the absence of a randomized, outcome-driven trial, coronary artery revascularization is only performed in vascular surgery patients who would benefit from coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) ...

WASHINGTON — Elderly patients with CAD may be at higher risk for adverse outcomes and complications, but revascularization is beneficial in this patient population and should still be considered as a ...

An international study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has found that for people with severe carotid artery narrowing who ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Coronary revascularization confers similar outcomes regardless of race, ethnicity or sex, so decisions on ...

Coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a procedure in which autologous arteries or veins are used as grafts to bypass coronary arteries that are partially or completely obstructed by ...

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) had covered transcarotid artery revascularization for patients at high risk of poor outcomes during carotid artery endarterectomy to correct for ...