With an average of only three open-heart cases being performed in Lumberton each month, UNC Health Southeastern will ...

The creation of heart-lung bypass was clearly "one of the major milestones of modern medicine," said Dr. James K. Kirklin, the former director of cardiothoracic surgery at the University of ...

MODESTO, Calif. — A life-changing tool is opening the door for people in the Central Valley who need bypass surgery but are not candidates for open-heart surgery. And it is being done using a robot.

Baby Ophelia Mainiero from Chesterfield was diagnosed with Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage (TAPVD) shortly after ...

Both bypass and open heart surgeries are extremely important, successful, and in demand across the world as they help treat and heal many cardiovascular issues, which cannot be just cured with ...

Open heart surgery involves making an incision in the chest to directly access and repair the heart, often used for valve replacements, congenital defects, or transplants.

HEART disease is the number-one killer the world over and is particularly prevalent in T&T. As a result there is a high ...

Open-heart surgery can be life saving but may lead to long-term side effects such as chronic pain, arrhythmias, or memory difficulties. Learn more here.

Medicare Part B coverage After open-heart surgery, you may require cardiac rehabilitation. If this is the case, then Medicare Part B will typically cover these programs.

Below, a surgical team clad in scrubs and caps works together to perform heart surgery. On a recent Tuesday, Carrick High Schoolers eagerly observed a mitral valve replacement on a patient in her ...

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 ...

Cape Girardeau's first open heart surgery was routine for one physician in the operating room. "At the time it seemed like any other heart operation," said Dr. Darryl Ramsey, who assisted Dr ...