DIY SOS star shares 'vulnerable' struggle and huge scar after open heart surgery - The TV builder, 55, had a heart attack while cold water swimming off of Clevedon’s coast in north Somerset late ...

TAVR lets patients recover much more quickly than open-heart surgery. Patients who are facing an aortic-valve replacement can ask their doctor about having the TAVR procedure at OhioHealth ...

Born with a heart defect, I had feelings of fragility that plagued me since my first open-heart surgery at 10 months old. My scar, or what my parents nicknamed my “zipper,” made me feel like ...

On March 19, I underwent open-heart surgery. It all began three years ago when my brother, Kevin, my only sibling, died of a heart attack at age 54. He collapsed while shoveling snow for a neighbor.

Shortly after the heart surgery, he was hospitalized again for a blockage of the small intestine. That was quickly treated, again at NYU Langone, but it slowed his recovery.

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 ...

The entire family stopped by the Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit on Monday to donate 145 of their books to kids undergoing heart surgery. “I think it’s a great contribution to the ...

Thus began a medical odyssey for Mullen that included open-heart surgery in late November 2023. The fourth-year attackman has had setbacks in his recovery, including three bouts with pericarditis – ...