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Small Incisions Make Heart Valve Surgery Safer
Death risk lowered for those who had undergone previous heart surgery, Belgian study finds

Restricting Blood Flow May Help Heart Bypass Patients
The technique reduces levels of protein linked to poor surgery results, study says

Drug-Coated Stents as Good as Bypass Surgery
Study finds complication, survival rates essentially same

Heart Patients Seek Guidance on Stents, Statins
Experts offer advice after recent flurry of controversial studies

Cutting-Edge Devices Assist Cardio Treatments
Experimental technologies proving their mettle as powerful tools for docs

Invasive Therapy Doesn’t Cut Deaths in Acute Coronary Syndrome
Patient's risk profile should determine best treatment, one expert says

Drug May Improve Post-Op Outcomes for Bypass Patients
Company-funded study of nesiritide finds lowered hospital stays, death risk

Heart Patients Need More Fitness Follow-Up
Women are in worse physical shape than expected, study finds

New Method Gauges Blood Needed for Bypass Surgery
It's a means of preserving this precious resource

Drugs May Hinder, Not Help, Angioplasty
Common practice may actually raise risks to patients, researchers say