A recent study found lower overall composite risk for heart attack, stroke and death for patients with coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery as compared to balloon angioplasty and/or stenting.
Joseph F. Sabik III, MD
Joseph F. Sabik III, MD, is Chairman of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and Director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Training Program at Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Sabik lectures frequently at national and international conferences on the latest innovations in heart disease management and cardiac surgery.
Hybrid Heart Procedures Fueled by Innovation (Video)
Hybrid heart procedures combine traditional and minimally invasive treatments to offer patients the best available options. Cleveland Clinic's Joseph F. Sabik III, MD, explains.
What Makes a No.1-Ranked Heart Center Tick?
Since 1994, U.S. News and World Report has ranked the Cleveland Clinic heart program No. 1 in the country. Joseph F. Sabik III, MD, shares the secret to our success.
Heart Surgery With or Without the Heart-Lung Machine (Video)
On- or off-pump surgery for coronary artery bypass—what is best? Heart Surgeon Joseph Sabik, MD, explains which procedure should be used when in this video.
Blood Transfusions after Open Heart Surgery (Video)
Joseph Sabik III, MD, explains how modern techniques can minimize blood transfusions after heart surgery.
Atrial Fibrillation After Heart Surgery
Irregular heart rhythm following heart surgery is a common complication doctors can easily treat.
Preparing for Heart Reoperation Later in Life
Thanks to the growing success of heart surgeries, patients will often need a second operation later in life. Heart Surgeon Joseph Sabik, MD, explains the challenges of reoperations.
Best Vessel for Bypass?
The internal mammary artery sticks to the ribs. Literally. It grows on the inside surface of the chest wall, near the heart. Find out why this blood vessel has replaced the saphenous vein (taken from the leg) as the preferred conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting – and why the saphenous vein graft isn’t going away time soon.
Home for Your Heart
Joseph Sabik, MD, Department Chair of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Cleveland Clinic, talks about picking the best possible hospital for your heart surgery.
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