A leg bypass surgery may be necessary if fatty deposits have clogged a blood vessel, impeding blood flow through the leg. During this surgery, doctors will create a new pathway for blood to travel. If ...

Bypass surgery is a type of open-heart surgery. Surgeons may use several different types of bypass surgeries to repair or replace the heart. Open-heart surgery is an operation where surgeons repair or ...

Gastric bypass patients had a lower rate of major adverse cardiac events than sleeve gastrectomy patients over 5 years. This was driven by a 40% risk reduction for myocardial infarction among gastric ...

People with several clogged heart arteries fared better if they had bypass surgery rather than a less-drastic procedure in which the blood vessels are propped open with tiny mesh cylinders called ...

Former President Bill Clinton underwent a successful heart procedure on Thursday at the Columbia campus of New York Presbyterian Hospital. Clinton was treated for symptoms of chest discomfort that he ...

Weight-loss experts explain why combining GLP-1 medications with bariatric surgery may be the most effective approach to ...

BLACKFOOT —Bingham Healthcare is proud to announce that David Shelley MD, a leading vascular specialist, has successfully ...

If you are eligible for bariatric surgery, two procedures can be considered: gastric sleeve surgery and gastric bypass surgery. Both procedures are aimed at helping qualifying individuals lose weight.