MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'cabg'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:00:57 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420604&cid=t_186009_117_f&fid=39098&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhealthmedwatch%2FprWt%2F%7E3%2F16qdXAy5J-s%2F Radial Artery Matches Saphenous Vein for CABG “The radial artery is easiest to harvest and taking it doesn’t impair blood supply to the arm, Goldman noted.” …leaving only the ulnar artery to  supply blood to the hand (?). [...] (Source: HealthMedWatch) HealthMedWatch blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420604 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:01:44 +0100 3420604 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2311097&cid=t_186009_105_f&fid=35048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMedicineAndMan%2F%7E3%2FgV-E-khw6Io%2F New England Journal of Medicine had published a paper in Aug 2, 2007 titled - “Genomewide association analysis of coronary artery disease.” In this article, the investigators analyzed the entire human genome in an effort to identify genes causing heart attacks and in the process try to predict the risk of heart attack in individuals. Here is my take on it: (I have analyzed the article according to a recent series of papers published in JAMA - for more details see here) Genomewide association analysis of Coronary Artery Disease View more presentations from Sudeep Bansal. (I have removed a few slides from the presentation due to copyright issues) In spite of having found a genetic association, the risk prediction provided by genetic profiling does not provide enough inf... Medicine and Man blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2311097 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:04:01 +0100 2311097 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1960815&cid=t_186009_105_f&fid=35048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FMedicineAndMan%2F%7E3%2F452379995%2F Animated video explaining how coronary angioplasty with stent insertion is performed. Also called percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), it is the procedure of choice for most cases of heart attack. Coronary artery bypass grafting is performed for severe disease as in involvement of all 3 coronary vessels or left main coronary artery.   addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fmedicineandman.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F11%2F13%2Fangioplasty-and-bypass-surgery-education-videos%2F'; addthis_title = 'Angioplasty+and+Bypass+Surgery+education+videos'; addthis_pub = ''; (Source: Medicine and Man) Medicine and Man blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1960815 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:05:29 +0100 1960815 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1750232&cid=t_186009_105_f&fid=35048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FMedicineAndMan%2F%7E3%2F380751613%2F What is better: Coronary artery bypass surgery OR Angioplasty with stent? Another article (SYNTAX Study), another viewpoint!! For heart patients with clogged arteries, the choice between bypass surgery or an angioplasty may come down to one question: How many procedures would you like to have? In research presented Monday at the European Society of Cardiology meeting in Munich, experts concluded that while bypass surgery and angioplasty offer comparable results, patients who have angioplasties are twice as likely to require another procedure within a year. Also note: After one year, researchers found that the death rate among the two groups was virtually the same: 7.7 percent among surgery patients and 7.6 percent among angioplasty patients. In patients who had an angioplasty, nearly 1... Medicine and Man blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1750232 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:30:37 +0100 1750232 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1491961&cid=t_186009_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F06%2F04%2Fcabg-the-heart-of-the-matter%2F (Executive Summary) from  the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) is a report looking at Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts in the UK.   It finds interventions in the acute phase are now common. A half of all patients operated on within the sample of this NCEPOD report were operated on urgently (compared with about 30% in contemporary registry data) and many of these patients fit somewhere in the diagnostic frame of acute coronary syndrome. Apart from the acute interventions there are several strategies that reduce the likelihood of future trouble including modification of platelet activation and cholesterol metabolism. Prospects for the patient have changed radically from their being in the hands of fate to having access to a range of highly effective mean... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1491961 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:29:04 +0100 1491961