Over the past century, heart operations that once were unthinkable have become commonplace. Thousands of times a day, ...

Robot-assisted heart surgery usually requires an assistant at the operating table to help the surgeon insert the robot arm ...

Open heart surgery is a medical procedure where a heart surgeon cuts your chest open to easily access the heart and fix any ...

The results of a new clinical trial have overturned the “wait and see” approach that cardiologists have long favored for ...

Traditional heart surgery involves making an incision through your breastbone and spreading your ribcage to access your heart. Doctors can perform minimally invasive procedures through smaller ...

Robot-assisted heart surgery usually requires an assistant at the operating table to help the surgeon insert the robot arm through a small incision.

Oct. 30, 2024 — New research suggests older adults wait 3-6 months after a heart attack before elective noncardiac surgery to reduce the risk of serious complications like stroke or another heart ...

A world-renowned team at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia performed fetal surgery to remove a tumor on the lining of an unborn baby girl’s heart. Months later, she is healthy, thriving, and at home ...

Arley is only the 4th child to undergo fetal heart surgery for a pericardial teratoma at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

When Is It OK to Undergo Routine Surgery After a Heart Attack? By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Nov. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Seniors who’ve had a heart attack should probably ...