A new technique to mark peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs) before surgical resection was studied by Ganesh Krishna, M.D., a ...

BACKGROUND: High-volume physical activity (PA) is associated with a higher prevalence of subclinical coronary artery disease ...

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an increasingly recognized ... SCAD has a genetic component, with genome‐wide association studies identifying multiple risk loci. Thoracic aortic ...

Background Treatment options for cervical internal carotid artery (c-ICA) occlusion in tandem occlusions (TOs) include emergent carotid artery stenting (eCAS) and angioplasty. We attempted to ...

Background: Internal carotid artery occlusion (ICAO) is a relatively uncommon but important cause of transient ischemic attack and cerebral infarction. The majority of cases of symptomatic ICAO ...

Background The internal iliac artery (IIA) frequently shows variations in its branching pattern. Knowledge of its variations is helpful during gynecological and orthopedic surgical procedures.

Northwell Staten Island University Hospital in Ocean Breeze has been recognized with the highest possible rating by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons for its patient care, including outcomes in ...

A coronary artery calcium score of zero indicates essentially no advanced coronary plaques. A score of 1-99 indicates a mild case of plaque, a score of 100-299 a moderate case, and a score of 300 ...

This study conducted a meta-analysis of RCTs, including all MAG approaches—bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA), left internal thoracic artery (LITA)+RA, and BITA/LITA+RA)—to comprehensively and ...

RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. (WCHS) — A state audit requested by Ravenswood officials shows the city lacked adequate oversight, records and sometimes did not use the internal controls it had to keep track ...

What is an ACA in a child? An anomalous coronary artery (ACA) is a heart defect. This is something your baby is born with (congenital). In ACA, the blood vessels that supply blood to your child’s ...

Traditionally, CABG operators used the left internal thoracic artery to graft the left anterior descending artery, and the saphenous vein was harvested from the leg to bypass other coronary arteries.