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 ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka celebrated 50 years of cardiac surgery — a celebration of the evolution of cardiac surgery technology. The celebration of cardiac technology ...

Accreditation will be available to hospitals and health centers that demonstrate excellence in open-heart surgery ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." FOR THE FIRST time, doctors have successfully completed a coronary artery bypass without cutting the ...

Bypass surgery is a type of open-heart surgery. Surgeons may use several different types of bypass surgeries to repair or replace the heart. Open-heart surgery is an operation where surgeons repair or ...

Lauren Godden shares updates on her baby John’s progress as he reaches different milestones ...

Luciano Reynaga was delivered just minutes after undergoing heart surgery. When Megan Wild delivered her son Luciano, she experienced not only childbirth but also a medical first. During her delivery, ...

An 11-year-old girl is giving thanks to her Maryland medical team after surgery to repair a hole in her heart.

A life-saving heart procedure offering an alternative to traditional open-heart surgery is now available to patients in Palm Beach County — and even more remarkably, the surgeons behind it are a ...

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 ...

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 ...