Bypass surgery is a type of open-heart surgery. Surgeons may use several different types of bypass surgeries to repair or replace the heart. Open-heart surgery is an operation where surgeons repair or ...

PLAINSBORO, New Jersey (WPVI) -- Heart bypass surgery: What used to be an extraordinary procedure for clogged arteries is now done more than a thousand times a day. And it's still a powerful fix for ...

Fruits, vegetables, and other healthy foods can help support recovery after heart bypass surgery. You may need bypass surgery, or coronary artery bypass grafting, when your coronary arteries become ...

Dr. Thoralf Sundt answers the question: 'Can Bypass Surgery Cause Dementia?' — -- Question: Is it true that bypass surgery can cause dementia? Answer: It's certainly true that a significant ...

THE DOOR FOR PEOPLE IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY WHO NEED BYPASS SURGERY, BUT ARE NOT CANDIDATES FOR AN OPEN HEART SURGERY. IT’S BEING DONE USING A ROBOT. KCRA 3’S ANAHITA JAFARI SHARES HOW THIS SURGEON ...

May 28 -- Undergoing a typical bypass operation today is major surgery. The surgeon opens the patient's chest and sometimes needs to stop the heart temporarily, and rely on a machine to pump the blood ...

Dual antiplatelet therapy after heart bypass surgery is not more effective than aspirin alone - and it increases the risk of excessive bleeding. This has now been shown in a study of 2,201 patients at ...

When applied during open-heart bypass surgery, the results were impressive. "We were able to demonstrate that effects are mediated via this receptor that lead, on the one hand, to connective tissue ...

ZEELAND, Mich. — Dr. Bernard Ozinga has done a lot in 52 years. He has gotten re-married, retired from his dentistry practice, watched his grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, grow and more. In ...

Country singer Mark Chesnutt underwent quadruple bypass surgery, which is done to reroute blood flow to the heart when arteries are blocked. (Frederick Breedon IV/WireImage via Getty Images) Chesnutt ...