It’s Heart Health Month and we’re discussing what you need to know about a potentially lifesaving approach to treat a heart ...

One in five older adults gets an infection up to six months after heart surgery—with women far more likely to develop one, ...

If you have heart valve replacement surgery, you will be prescribed a blood thinner (a.k.a. an anticoagulant) upon discharge from the hospital. Long-term blood thinner medication guidelines differ ...

About heart valve disorders and their causes.

Once you have made the decision to have heart valve replacement surgery, you, along with your surgeon, will need to decide what type of replacement valve is best for you. There are several types of ...

Treatment of obstructive thrombus requires a decision between slow, low-dose fibrinolysis or valve surgery. Factors which need to be considered include thrombus size, New York Heart Association Class, ...

It’s important to check with your doctor before you start drinking alcohol after heart surgery. In hospital, you will be given medicines to control your blood pressure. If you start drinking regularly ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

For babies like Veronika, born nearly four months prematurely, Ukraine's ability to reopen the children's heart surgery center may have meant the difference between life and death. "If it weren't ...

In 2022, more than 941,600 Americans died from cardiovascular disease. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, according to a new report. The American Heart ...

Jim Nantz extended his well wishes to 21-time PGA Tour winner Davis Love III, who underwent open-heart surgery recently to replace "a leaky valve" that was initially discovered about 10 years ago.

Former Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III has undergone successful open-heart surgery. The 1997 PGA champion had an operation in Jacksonville to fix a "leaky valve" that had been troubling him for ...