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 ...

Look around you and you'll likely see someone who's had a problem with his or her heart. It's just that common. Fortunately, open-heart surgery has come a long way. Ida Foraker, of Enfield, learned ...

(NewsNation) — The recent success of the first U.S. heart transplant done through fully robotic means suggests a medical future where surgeons use less invasive means to do complicated procedures. In ...

"That $99 saved my life," Ronnie Paul said of the test that showed he was at immediate risk of a heart attack ...

GOOCHLAND, Va. (WWBT/Gray News) - A 7-year-old Virginia girl is thriving months after undergoing open-heart surgery for a congenital heart defect. Millie Haenlein, a second grader at Goochland ...

In March 2025, surgeons at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in Houston, Texas, performed the first fully robotic heart transplant to take place in the United States. The operation avoided a ...

TAVR is a less invasive procedure than traditional open-heart surgery, offering faster recovery, reduced risk, and shorter ...

An active 62-year-old Rockford man’s life took a turn when he received the news he needed heart surgery. But, what he didn’t know was his procedure was going to be a first for the Rockford area.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (Valley News Live) - February is American Heart Month. The goal is raising awareness that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US, and it’s largely preventable. Valley ...

This advanced technique allows surgeons to repair the valve without the need for a traditional open-heart procedure.

Two heart surgery patients reunited with their lifesaving cardiac team at Our Lady of Lourdes Heart Hospital in Lafayette. The heartfelt reunion underscored the deep ...