This congenital heart defect is called transposition of the great arteries. Today, it can be repaired via surgery. Back then ...

Delaying noncardiac surgeries for three to six months following a heart attack appears safer for those who undergo ...

His condition was so critical that he spent only two weeks on the transplant priority list before learning that a donor heart ...

Amy Grant is reflecting on her health after undergoing open-heart surgery and suffering a brain injury following a bike crash ...

Over the past century, heart operations that once were unthinkable have become commonplace. Thousands of times a day, ...

Arley is only the 4th child to undergo fetal heart surgery for a pericardial teratoma at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Open heart surgery is a medical procedure where a heart surgeon cuts your chest open to easily access the heart and fix any problems with it. About 2 million people undergo open heart surgery ...

Robot-assisted heart surgery usually requires an assistant at the operating table to help the surgeon insert the robot arm ...

Jim Twigg was moments away from the operating room when he had some major second thoughts. But after a little prodding from his wife of 48 years, reason overpowered anxiety and he underwent surgery at ...

The moment Kirsten Dorsey realized she would deliver her second child and have open-heart surgery on the same day, her heart ...

A team has developed a plastic surgical field expansion plate that can help surgeons during robot-assisted heart surgery.

Nov. 11, 2024 — Fear of another heart attack was a significant ongoing contributor to how heart attack survivors perceive their health, according to a study. While anxiety and depression are ...