Stents and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) treat blocked arteries and coronary artery disease (CAD). Stents are a less invasive option, while CABG is a major surgery. Your healthcare provider ...
Sponsoring Organizations: the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association (developed with the American Association for Thoracic Surgery and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons ...
Also called a cardiopulmonary bypass machine (CBM) or a heart-lung bypass machine, it is used during heart surgeries, organ transplants, and for support during heart failure. Patients are kept on a ...