Sentences with phrase «coronary artery bypass surgery patients»

[27] The STEP, commonly called the «Templeton Foundation prayer study or «Great Prayer Experiment», used 1,802 coronary artery bypass surgery patients at six hospitals.

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The findings echo past studies, which have shown patients with multiple narrowed arteries have better outcomes with coronary artery bypass grafting, also known as CABG or heart bypass surgery, than with angioplasty, also known as percutaneous coronary intervention or PCI, a less - invasive option in which a stent is inserted to hold the arteries open.

Newer drug - coated stents that keep arteries open have similar long - term rates of death compared with traditional bypass surgery for patients with more than one diseased coronary artery.

During the nearly month - long follow - up period, there were no differences between the two groups in the percentages of patients that had a stent placed to open an artery, underwent coronary artery bypass surgery, returned to the emergency room or experienced a major cardiac event, such as heart attack.

This process occurs not only in arteries, but also in vein grafts in patients who have undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Home visits by a cardiac surgery nurse practitioner (NP) following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery can dramatically reduce a patient's risk of hospital readmission and death 30 days after surgery, according to a study in the May 2014 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Ssurgery nurse practitioner (NP) following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery can dramatically reduce a patient's risk of hospital readmission and death 30 days after surgery, according to a study in the May 2014 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Ssurgery can dramatically reduce a patient's risk of hospital readmission and death 30 days after surgery, according to a study in the May 2014 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Ssurgery, according to a study in the May 2014 issue of The Annals of Thoracic SurgerySurgery.

The addition of mitral valve (MV) repair (a valve of the heart) to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), a type of open - heart surgery, did not result in significant benefit to the patient and was associated with increased risk of neurological events.

Tackett and his colleagues tested samples of veins taken from the legs of patients — 60 of them white and 22 black — during coronary artery bypass surgery.

The researchers designed the study, called Effect of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning on Clinical Outcomes in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery (ERICCA), in an effort to find new ways to improve bypass outcomes for high - risk patBypass Grafting Surgery (ERICCA), in an effort to find new ways to improve bypass outcomes for high - risk patbypass outcomes for high - risk patients.

NEW YORK (November 18, 2014)-- The addition of mitral valve (MV) repair (a valve of the heart) to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), a type of open - heart surgery, did not result in significant benefit to the patient and was associated with increased risk of neurological events.

UC San Diego Health surgeons perform the region's first off - pump coronary artery bypass surgery, a technically challenging procedure that lowers patients» risk of stroke.

Patients with serious coronary artery disease who undergo bypass surgery are nearly 50 % more likely to be alive in five years than patients who receive drug treatmenPatients with serious coronary artery disease who undergo bypass surgery are nearly 50 % more likely to be alive in five years than patients who receive drug treatmenpatients who receive drug treatment alone.

Worked with patients in: Post Cardiogenic Shock, CT Surgery, Vascular Surgery and Cardiology, MI, pre / post Heart Transplant, valve replacement, Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts.

Assisted physicians in continuous assessment and follow - up care for patients with Congestive Heart Failure, Heart transplant and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery.

• Direct care of patients with myocardial infarction and assist in resuscitation / code blue situations • Oversee care of pre and post CABG (coronary artery bypass graft), pre and post cardiac cath, Angiogram / Angioplasty, AICD, PPM, acute stroke, and post-op peripheral vascular surgery patients • Perform EKG and telemetry monitoring, interpret results, and intervene as needed • Collaborates with physicians and social workers regarding discharge planning and follow up care plans • Educate patients and families about healthy living including smoking cessation, alcohol cessation, etc. • Set age - appropriate short - term and long term goals in care planning • Administer intravenous drugs, drips, and combinations drugs using 5 rights and titration of vasoactive drugs with the use of IV infusion pump

The study involved a consecutive series of patients admitted to either Bendigo Health or St John of God Bendigo for either an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) or acute coronary syndrome (ACS), or for transferal to a metropolitan hospital to undergo coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABGS) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).