The Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has increased its coverage for open heart surgeries to almost P1 million and also ...

Diabetes mellitus type 1 (DM1) is associated with lower probability of incident cardiovascular events than type 2 (DM ...

With no government subsidy for the state health insurer this year, health reform advocate Tony Leachon has filed a petition ...

Patients who receive pulmonary artery catheters (PACs) after cardiac surgery have significantly reduced risk for 1-year mortality.

Background: Postoperative coagulation dysfunction is one of the common complications after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), especially in elderly patients. The aim of this study was to ...

Background: Whether the preoperative anemia affects the prognosis and the therapeutic choice between coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or medical therapy alone in patients with ischemic ...

Black vs White patients are less likely to receive coronary artery bypass grafting in the United States, despite recent improvements in disparities.

A recent study found that about one in five older adults develops an infection within six months after heart surgery. Women ...

One in 5 older adults develop infections up to six months after heart surgery, and women are more likely to experience infections. Black people experience higher rates of infections compared to white ...

One in five older adults gets an infection up to six months after heart surgery, and women are far more likely to develop one, according to recent studies. Black patients also had higher rates of ...

Set to take effect in less than a year, more than 700 hospitals across the U.S. are gearing up to adhere to a new alternative payment system from CMS, called the Transforming Episode Accountability ...

One in five older adults gets an infection up to six months after heart surgery—with women far more likely to develop one, ...