Shortness of breath is one of the most common side effects after open-heart surgery. It can last for weeks or months, but symptoms typically improve over time. Open heart surgery can restore your ...

This surgery is ideal for patients who may be deemed inoperable or at high risk for open heart surgery. For patients like Ms.

Open-heart surgery is a general term that refers to any surgery where a surgeon accesses the heart by opening the chest. They will make an incision in the chest and then cut through the breastbone and ...

Text Callout : Key Takeaways: Best Sleeping Positions After Open-Heart Surgery In 2014, seemingly healthy 24-year-old Brittany Williams suffered sudden cardiac arrest at a Manhattan restaurant. At the ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Staff at Pheobe Putney Memorial Hospital are reflecting on a major milestone for the hospital’s heart and vascular services. The hospital is doing its best to honor the 40th ...

Robotic heart surgery is a minimally invasive approach to cardiac surgery that allows surgeons to perform complex procedures through small incisions, using a robotic system. This technology enhances ...

Heart valves can be replaced with open heart surgery or with less invasive procedures that don’t require your chest to be opened. Known as transcatheter valve replacement, this type of procedure has ...

The commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric Smith, underwent successful open-heart surgery Monday after being hospitalized more than two months ago following a cardiac arrest near his home in ...

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. NINA MOINI: Before the 1950s, heart surgery was widely regarded as a guaranteed instant death for a patient. It ...