The study, appearing in the July 2, 2003 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, tested the national adoption of two CABG process-of-care measures: preoperative beta-blockade ...

Between 10% and 20% of patients undergoing CABG have atrial fibrillation before surgery, a condition that is associated with both perioperative complications and reduced long-term survival.

NEW ORLEANS, LA—Adding coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery on top of medical therapy does not reduce all-cause mortality in patients with left ventricular dysfunction over long-term follow-up, ...