In 2014, seemingly healthy 24-year-old Brittany Williams suffered sudden cardiac arrest at a Manhattan restaurant. At the hospital, doctors diagnosed her with a heart rhythm disorder called long QT ...

Every year, more than 12,000 Australians undergo open heart surgery—an hours-long medical procedure during which surgeons go inside the chest cavity and repair faulty heart valves or bypass blocked ...

A coronary artery bypass is one of several types of open-heart surgeries, which are major medical procedures. Open-heart surgery is a group of procedures that involve cutting through the breastbone to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Doctors have completed the world’s first cross-border robot-assisted heart surgery more than 10,000 kilometers away.

Over 300 Fijian patients have successfully undergone open-heart surgery completely free of cost at the Lautoka Hospital, ...

A more recent technique called minimally invasive cardiac surgery aims to lessen the trauma connected to open heart surgery.

The global Transcatheter Cardiac Valve Replacement (THVR) market, valued at USD 6.54 billion in 2023, is on a robust growth trajectory, projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of ...

Runner gets open-heart surgery after childhood congenital heart defect surgery. Feb. 6, 2013— -- Like many relatively recent college graduates, Jane Lee wasn't always on top of her doctor's ...