Patient Awake During Heart Surgery. By ABC News. ... Aug. 12 -- A 61-year-old man stayed awake for the entire4-hour, 10-minute open heart surgery operation performed on him bya team of three doctors.

At Sanford Health in Bismarck, doctors have now performed 500 transcatheter aortic valve replacements, known as TAVR.

A minimally invasive procedure gives one patient a second chance — and signals major strides in cardiovascular care.

An Iowa woman is suing after she said she had an unnecessary heart surgery that she was awake for. Photo from Unsplash. An Iowa woman is suing after she says a medical device gave doctors the ...

The curious minds at What If imagine the nightmare scenario of being awake during heart surgery.

Sandra Bernhard revealed that she recently underwent open-heart surgery, then faked a heart attack on stage, during the first night of her debut residency at New York City’s Café Carlyle.

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 ...

An Iowa woman is suing after she said she had an unnecessary heart surgery that she was awake for. Photo from Unsplash. An Iowa woman is suing after she says a medical device gave doctors the ...