It's long been documented that women have a slimmer chance of surviving heart bypass surgery compared to men, and researchers believe that they now know why.
Women tend to be more vulnerable to blood loss during surgery -- red blood cells, specifically -- than men are, c...
Women are more likely than men to die after coronary artery bypass surgery, according to a large new study.
Researchers still don't understand why women have these poorer outcomes.
“This should be a ‘wake-up call' for cardiothoracic surgeons — women still hav...
A person with advanced heart failure may often need a heart transplant or a mechanical heart pump to survive.
But white patients are twice as like...
Shoveling snow may trigger a heart attack if you're not careful, especially if you already have risk factors, an expert warns.
Recovery from heart surgery can bring some pain. But a new study suggests patients don't need potentially addictive prescription opioids to control that post-op discomfor...
Bypass surgery is slightly better overall than stenting to open blocked arteries in people with severe coronary artery disease, new research shows.
But decisions may still need to be made on a case-by-case basis: Stenting appeared more beneficial in some patients, partic...
It may not be a good idea to take a daily low-dose aspirin if you're also taking a widely used class of blood thinners called direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), researchers caution.
DOACs include drugs such as Eliquis (apixaban), Pradaxa (dabigatran), Lixiana (edoxaban)...
There has been a sharp decline in heart surgeries and an increase in heart surgery patient deaths in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers say.
An analysis of national data revealed a 53% decrease in all adult heart surgeries, including a 40% declin...
Heart surgery can be stressful, but researchers may have found a way to reduce patients' anxiety and postoperative pain -- without any extra side effects.
A team from the Netherlands found that the simple act of listening to music around the time of surgery may help pati...
Election Day 2020 saw marijuana legalization continue its march across the United States, but a pair of new studies warn that smoking pot could increase risk for heart patients.
Marijuana smokers are more likely to suffer complications like excess bleeding or stroke if t...
With evidence mounting that COVID-19 can damage the heart, experts urge people to take precautions when doing vigorous exercise.
Up to 30% of patients hospitalized with coronavirus infection have signs of cardiac injury, according to Dr. Sunal Makadia, health dir...
If you have trouble sleeping after heart bypass surgery, regular morning walks may provide relief, a new study suggests.
"Many patients have trouble sleeping after heart bypass surgery," said researcher Dr. Hady Atef, of Cairo University in Egypt.
"When th...
About one in 10 heart surgery patients who is prescribed an opioid painkiller after the procedure still uses the drugs more than 90 days later, a new study finds.
And those prescribed the highest doses are most likely to be long-term users of opioids, researchers say...
Foreign nationals in the United States are less likely to receive treatment for heart disease risk factors than native-born Americans or naturalized citizens, a new study reports.
Heart disease -- including heart attack and stroke -- is the leading cause of death amo...
There may be something about a patient's age of 80 that makes doctors alter their heart attack treatment decisions -- consciously or not, new research suggests.
In a study of U.S. heart attack patients, researchers found that just one month in age made a difference i...
Getting a flu shot before heart bypass surgery can head off inflammation throughout the body and possibly lead to a healthier recovery, a new study suggests.
Heart surgery has been associated with inflammation and altered immune function, said Dr. Fady Ebrahim, lead...
The more opioid painkillers that heart and lung surgery patients are prescribed, the more likely they are to become dependent on them, a new study finds.
Researchers analyzed insurance claims from more than 24,500 Medicare patients who had heart or lung surgery betwe...