A simpler alternative to open heart surgery is gaining popularity, but some find ​their new valves don’t last as long as they hoped.

An 86-year-old woman from Iowa became the first person in Nebraska to undergo a new heart valve replacement procedure, ...

A coronary artery bypass is one of several types of open-heart surgeries, which are major medical procedures. Open-heart surgery is a group of procedures that involve cutting through the breastbone to ...

Shana Hale, a Brooklyn mother of two and a technology executive, noticed a mild burning sensation in her chest during her ...

This article has been edited to clarify information on open heart surgery. The Wynn Hospital in Utica will resume structural heart procedures, which do not involve cutting open the chest, on Thursday, ...

Of the two heart valve surgeries Janice Smith has had at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital, the second was much easier for her. "I had a good experience both times," the 86-year-old said. "It's just that ...

With significant advancements in heart treatment, the days of open-heart surgery as the only option for complex heart conditions are mostly behind us. Today, minimally invasive procedures can be used ...

Cleveland Clinic surgeons are using a new robotic-assisted procedure to replace a damaged aortic valve through a small neck incision. Doctors say the technique may shorten recovery time compared with ...

In a groundbreaking moment for American medicine, surgeons at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center have completed the first fully robotic heart transplant ever performed in the United States. In order to ...

In March 2025, surgeons at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in Houston, Texas, performed the first fully robotic heart transplant to take place in the United States. The operation avoided a ...