A local man was saved with just hours to spare after doctors at The Christ Hospital performed a bloodless heart surgery.Almost two years ago, Jim Parker, 65, of St. Leon, suffered an aortic dissection ...

Julie Warner felt 'off' but had no typical heart attack symptoms. Her friend's quick thinking and a series of 'God moments' ...

Mary Duarte remembers sitting in her Belton home around 6 p.m. June 21 talking to her family when she started to feel a tightness in her chest and chin. "It felt like I had a 300-pound man sitting on ...

Four teams were assembled at Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute to save a mother. — -- In any emergency medical procedure, doctors are quick to make a plan and jump into action. But for the ...

Ann Arbor, MI - Survival rates three years after surgery for type A aortic dissection are "excellent," as long as patients survive to hospital discharge, a new study suggests [1]. The findings ...

Witness the achievement of dual aortic reconstruction in single surgery, a milestone in cardiology at London Health Sciences Centre.

Heart disease was responsible for about 1 in every 5 female deaths in 2023. But a Dallas surgeon says more awareness can help protect your health.

Although open-heart surgery can be life saving, it may lead to long-term side effects such as chronic pain, memory difficulties, and emotional or psychological challenges. Open-heart surgery is one of ...

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 ...

Bypass surgery is a type of open-heart surgery. Surgeons may use several different types of bypass surgeries to repair or replace the heart. Open-heart surgery is an operation where surgeons repair or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients who had mitral valve surgery, women were more likely than men to need tricuspid repair but less ...