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Coronary Artery Bypass is surgery in which a healthy blood vessel taken from another part of the body is used to make a new path for blood around a blocked artery leading to the heart. This restores the flow of oxygen and nutrients to the heart. Also called aortocoronary bypass and CAB.

Researchers receive NIH grant to explore how imaging can help predict atrial fibrillation recurrence

A team led by researchers from Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University have received a $2.95 million grant over four years from the National Institutes of Health to explore how imaging can be used to predict the risk of atrial fibrillation recurrence.

12 Jul 2021

Gut microbiome impacts stroke severity and post-stroke functional impairment

New findings from Cleveland Clinic researchers show for the first time that the gut microbiome impacts stroke severity and functional impairment following stroke.

16 Jun 2021

Study identifies mechanisms by which COVID-19 can lead to Alzheimer's disease-like dementia

A new Cleveland Clinic-led study has identified mechanisms by which COVID-19 can lead to Alzheimer's disease-like dementia.

11 Jun 2021

Patients with obesity at greater risk of developing long-term complications of COVID-19

A Cleveland Clinic study shows that survivors of COVID-19 who have moderate or severe obesity may have a greater risk of experiencing long-term consequences of the disease, compared with patients who do not have obesity.

3 Jun 2021

Cleveland Clinic, Lifebanc and Transplant Connect launch a fully automated donor referral system

Cleveland Clinic, Lifebanc and Transplant Connect have designed and launched a fully automated donor referral system to streamline the process for hospital staff identifying and evaluating potential organ, tissue and eye donors.

30 Apr 2021

Researchers uncover potential new target for anti-COVID-19 therapies

Researchers from Cleveland Clinic's Florida Research and Innovation Center have identified a potential new target for anti-COVID-19 therapies.

16 Mar 2021

Stents or bypass surgery can improve outcomes in patients with stable ischemic heart disease

A recent study by University of Alberta cardiologists at the Canadian VIGOUR Centre shows that a particular group of patients with stable ischemic heart disease have better outcomes with percutaneous coronary intervention (also called angioplasty with stent) or coronary artery bypass surgery and medication, versus conservative management with medication alone.

18 Feb 2021

Cleveland Clinic receives two grants to study therapeutic potential of anti-cancer drug in Alzheimer's

The National Institute of Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, and the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation awarded five-year grants of $3.2 million and $1.4 million, respectively, to scientists from Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health to study the therapeutic potential of the anti-cancer drug lenalidomide in early-stage Alzheimer's disease, known as mild cognitive impairment.

27 Jan 2021

Bariatric surgery linked to lower risk of hospital and intensive care unit admission

A Cleveland Clinic study shows that among patients who have obesity and who tested positive for COVID-19, a past history of bariatric surgery was significantly associated with a lower risk of hospital and intensive care unit admission.

24 Nov 2020

Cleveland Clinic team successfully used latest ablation technology to destroy large liver tumors

Cleveland Clinic is the first hospital in the world to use a recently FDA-approved ablation technology that can destroy large liver tumors.

24 Nov 2020

New study may shed light on the adaptive immune response to COVID-19

New research funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) aims to boost understanding of how the immune system responds to COVID-19, from the start of infection to recovery.

18 Nov 2020

Cleveland Clinic receives $2.6 million NIA grant to develop automated screening for cognitive decline

Cleveland Clinic has been awarded a $2.6 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to develop and validate two automated tools - a risk calculator to identify patients at high risk of cognitive decline and a screening tool to test for cognitive decline.

5 Nov 2020

NIH awards $3.8 million to predict dementia in patients with Parkinson's disease

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke at the National Institutes of Health has awarded a grant expected to total $3.8 million to Virendra Mishra, Ph.D., associate staff at Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, to identify biomarkers - or disease indicators - to predict dementia in patients with Parkinson's disease.

6 Oct 2020

Study: 5 to 10% of surgically induced weight loss linked with cardiovascular benefits

A Cleveland Clinic study shows that 5 to 10 percent of surgically induced weight loss is associated with improved life expectancy and cardiovascular health.

23 Sep 2020

Flu vaccine does not increase a person's COVID-19 risk, finds study

A new Cleveland Clinic study has found that receiving the influenza vaccine does not increase a person's risk for contracting COVID-19 or worsen associated morbidity or mortality.

21 Sep 2020

Researchers secure NIH funding to study differences in glioblastoma between males and females

A team led by researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute has secured $10.4 million over five years from the National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute to explore at the molecular level the differences in glioblastoma between males and females.

17 Sep 2020

Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery News and Research

Researchers receive NIH grant to explore how imaging can help predict atrial fibrillation recurrence

Gut microbiome impacts stroke severity and post-stroke functional impairment

Study identifies mechanisms by which COVID-19 can lead to Alzheimer's disease-like dementia

Patients with obesity at greater risk of developing long-term complications of COVID-19

Cleveland Clinic, Lifebanc and Transplant Connect launch a fully automated donor referral system

Researchers uncover potential new target for anti-COVID-19 therapies

Stents or bypass surgery can improve outcomes in patients with stable ischemic heart disease

Cleveland Clinic receives two grants to study therapeutic potential of anti-cancer drug in Alzheimer's

Bariatric surgery linked to lower risk of hospital and intensive care unit admission

Cleveland Clinic team successfully used latest ablation technology to destroy large liver tumors

New study may shed light on the adaptive immune response to COVID-19

Cleveland Clinic receives $2.6 million NIA grant to develop automated screening for cognitive decline

NIH awards $3.8 million to predict dementia in patients with Parkinson's disease

Study: 5 to 10% of surgically induced weight loss linked with cardiovascular benefits

Flu vaccine does not increase a person's COVID-19 risk, finds study

Researchers secure NIH funding to study differences in glioblastoma between males and females

Cleveland's anchor institutions receive NIH funding to recruit minority Ph.D. students

New model predicts patients’ likelihood of testing positive for COVID-19

Cleveland Clinic receives $7.2 million to improve accuracy of MS diagnoses

Study: Women less likely to have cardiovascular disease, and die of it, than men

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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