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

For an open heart surgery, the surgeon will make an incision in your chest to access your breastbone and your heart will be ...

But how could surgeons open up the heart without ... The dream of building a machine to take over the function of the heart and lungs during surgery had existed before World War II.

September 2: At the University of Minneapolis Hospital, Dr. John Lewis, assisted by Dr. Walter Lillehei, performs the first successful open heart surgery ... a heart-lung machine, which will ...

With one of Simarjot’s arteries completely blocked, another 75% blocked and the other 50% blocked, he said he was a “ticking ...

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 ...

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR): TAVR has emerged as a groundbreaking procedure in cardiology, allowing for ...

A man who had an “extremely rare” quintuple heart bypass surgery at 34 due to a condition which turns him into a “cholesterol ...

Arnold Schwarzenegger is in recovery after undergoing a surgical procedure to get a pacemaker. On Monday's episode of his Arnold's Pump Club podcast, the 76-year-old shared that he underwent surgery ...

Stacey Chapman was born with a heart condition that should have prevented her from living her life to the fullest — and it ...

DMC officials said the Modesto hospital needs to fill gaps created by retirements and train the next generation of local ...

A three-year-old boy was left fighting for his life after a rare combination of common childhood illnesses meant his heart started shutting down. Vickie Julian, 37, from Brecon, Powys, first took ...