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

By Craig Selzman, MDSeventy years ago, Russell M. Nelson, MD, PhD, performed the first open-heart surgery in Utah.

A team of biomechanical engineers at the University of New South Wales, working with a colleague from Queensland University of Technology and cardiac surgeons at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, has ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A potato chip, lemon or licorice may not taste quite the same to a patient after undergoing heart bypass surgery, hints a small study. However, contrary to the researchers' ...

Doctors were able to perform three life-saving surgeries after one donor heart became available TODAY/YouTube Three young girls were able to get their health back on track thanks to one new heart and ...

After waiting nearly eight hours for his heart surgery to be performed, his UM surgeon canceled the procedure at the last moment.