FOR THE FIRST time, doctors have successfully completed a coronary artery bypass without cutting the patient open. They recently documented the results of the landmark surgery in Circulation: ...

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 ...

The 4-month-old successfully underwent surgery without any blood transfusion at Seattle Children’s hospital early this year.

Millie was born with a congenital heart defect and has to quarantine to avoid getting sick before having major heart surgery.

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, ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - One Saint Luke’s Mid-America Heart Institute patient is sharing her lifelong journey with heart disease that has left hospital staff feeling like family. 41-year-old Christin ...

When we think of heart surgery, we often think of last-minute, life-saving interventions. Operating on the heart is challenging and complex, so it’s not undertaken lightly. But heart surgery can also ...

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 ...

A new minimally invasive procedure replaces a damaged heart valve through a small neck incision, potentially allowing ...