Not exact matches
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.
The favorable effects on cholesterol
did not translate into any reduction in the study's primary endpoint: the amount of time until cardiovascular death, heart attack, stroke,
coronary artery
bypass surgery or hospitalization for chest pain due to unstable angina, a restriction in the flow of blood through the heart's arteries.
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.
Depression
did not, however, impact the likelihood of needing
bypass surgery or
coronary stent placements.
If you
do receive a
coronary artery disease diagnosis, your doctor may want to start you on statins, insert a stent into one of the arteries, or schedule you for
bypass surgery.