Researchers are using a natural material derived from seaweed to promote vascular cell growth, prevent blood clots and improve the performance of synthetic vascular grafts used in heart bypass surgery ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients with diabetes fare worse than their non-diabetic counterparts after leg bypass surgery to restore restricted blood flow to the legs due to hardening of the leg ...

Gangrene, or a rapidly spreading foot abscess. Sound like diseases of the past? Well, sadly not. Leg amputation is one of the oldest surgical procedures. The earliest known example dates back some ...

Surgeons in the United States perform nearly 600,000 coronary artery stent procedures and bypass surgeries every year.They are the most common ...

Dr. Abraham answers the question: 'Is Dialysis Likely After Bypass Surgery?' — -- Question: I have chronic kidney disease and have been recently scheduled for bypass surgery. How high are my ...

John Houghton receives funding from the George Davies Charitable Trust and the National Institute for Health and Care Research. He is the trainee representative for the Vascular Surgery Specialist ...