Every year, more than 12,000 Australians undergo open heart surgery—an hours-long medical procedure during which surgeons go ...

In 2014, seemingly healthy 24-year-old Brittany Williams suffered sudden cardiac arrest at a Manhattan restaurant. At the hospital, doctors diagnosed her with a heart rhythm disorder called long QT ...

Open heart surgery requires cutting open your chest to access and repair your heart. This is an extensive surgery that may last as long as 3-5 hours. Recovery from open heart surgery may take 4-6 ...

The advancements of minimally invasive cardiac surgery for seniors often give them a better chance for a speedy recovery, as ...

Recovery from bypass surgery usually takes 6 to 12 weeks and during that time there are restrictions on driving, lifting ...

Although open-heart surgery can be life saving, it may lead to long-term side effects such as chronic pain, memory difficulties, and emotional or psychological challenges. Open-heart surgery is one of ...

Wynn Hospital in Utica, N.Y., plans to resume open-heart surgery sometime in January after an eight-month pause. In May, Mohawk Valley Health System, which owns the hospital, said it was pausing the ...

Chris Pine tells the story of the maverick doctors who pioneered open-heart surgery in iHeartPodcasts' 'Cardiac Cowboys.' ...

Berkeley Medical Center will offer open-heart surgery as part of WVU Medicine’s $400M investment in the Eastern Panhandle.

A $6 million gift from a former patient and his wife will transform cardiac care for future patients at McLaren Flint.

Surgeons had to operate on Julia Morris at 23 weeks without endangering the fetus. The procedure is believed to be the first ...

A groundbreaking heart procedure at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital has made Maryland history. Joan Mertz, 83, became the first patient in the state to undergo an artificial heart valve replacement ...