In sharp contrast to earlier studies, patients with severe triple-vessel heart disease fared equally well whether they underwent open-heart bypass surgery (CABG) or a less invasive procedure called ...

CLEVELAND — When one thinks of heart bypass surgery-- a long chest scar, months of recovery, pain and often fear come to mind. Since December, about 55 patients have received a new, robotic approach ...

PLAINSBORO, New Jersey (WPVI) -- Heart bypass surgery: What used to be an extraordinary procedure for clogged arteries is now done more than a thousand times a day. And it's still a powerful fix for ...

In the past at Atrium Health's Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute, as in many other hospitals, postoperative cardiac patients were discharged with a vague understanding of what recovery entails.

The heart-lung machine was a groundbreaking invention that took place in Philadelphia and has saved millions of lives.

Nikki Exotika went to the hospital for an emergency heart surgery ... and it turns out she had more blocked arteries than ...

CHILLICOTHE— "I'm just trying to do my best to live because I was, unbeknownst to me, unable to really live a normal life for ...

While February is American Heart Month, a Moorhead man has a story about a choice he made that saved his life. Curt Kasper of Moorhead was back at work for the first time since December following ...

Dual antiplatelet therapy after heart bypass surgery is not more effective than aspirin alone - and it increases the risk of excessive bleeding. This has now been shown in a study of 2,201 patients at ...

Walker Farrington, 7, was diagnosed with congenital heart defects before birth ...

Stepping back into competitive sports after heart surgery sounds understandable, but for these athletes, it’s just part of their medical history. They dealt with heart murmurs, valve replacements, and ...

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 ...