Bypass surgery causes heart contractions - Atrial fibrillation the sudden contraction of the heart is common after coronary bypass surgery, researchers have discovered. ...

Bypass surgery: low-risk overkill - Up to one-third of all coronary bypass surgery may be unnecessary, and could even be hastening the death of the patient. ...

Bypass surgery causes stroke - About 6 per cent of patients who have coronary bypass surgery could suffer a stroke directly afterwards. Of these, 5 per cent die, and nearly half suf...

Low haemoglobin affects success of bypass surgery - Can a small amount of haemoglobin kill you? An observational study of 2059 patients who have undergone coronary bypass surgery certainly indicates it...

Statins: Heart patients get them after op, but doctors don’t know why - It’s extraordinary just how frequently medicine works with myth rather than fact. One example is the use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, which...

Is vitamin b6 bad for patients with a heart condition? - Re Parkinson’s disease (WDDTY vol 14 no 5), I am puzzled by a statement about vitamin B6 which suggested that patients with heart conditions should no...

Alternative treatment for heart patients - There is no magic bullet. Prevention of heart attack requires a wide ranging approach and often radical change in lifestyle. ... ...

Defibrillators don't benefit patients after heart attack - Latest clinical trials confirm that implanted cardiac defibrillators do not benefit heart attack patients. ...