Heart Bypass Health Center

Cholesterol-lowering drugs reduce closing of heart arteries, study shows

Even patients without diabetes face 4-fold increase in death, major complications

Finding could speed new tissue-engineered stem cell bypass procedures, study says

FDA says manufacturer of Trasylol now removing remaining stock of drug from U.S. market, following new data on increased death risk.

But patients who received stents required more procedures to reopen arteries, study found

A new test makes life easier for heart transplant patients.

Cleaning the blood may help treat a failing heart.

Contact lenses that could save your life, and a body battery that keeps your heart pumping. Two medical breakthroughs you've just got to see to believe.

Blood -- we can't live without it. Learn about a way to clean blood when it gets infected, and a blood substitute that can save your life when nothing else will.

Diet. It's at the heart of a healthy life. Learn about tools that can keep your diet heart-healthy.