What is bypass surgery? How it works and the risks

During bypass surgery, a surgeon connects healthy blood vessels to bypass a blocked artery. It is often needed for those with ...
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Savannah teen becomes one of only two in the U.S. to survive rare heart surgery, leave hospital

A Savannah teenager is making national medical history after surviving a surgery so rare that only one other person in the country has ever recovered well enough to leave the hospital. 18-year-old ...
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Patient who received first fully robotic heart transplant now hiking months after surgery at Baylor St. Luke’s

Surgeons at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center have completed the first fully robotic heart transplant, a breakthrough ...

How to recover from bypass surgery: What to expect and for how long

Recovery from bypass surgery usually takes 6 to 12 weeks and during that time there are restrictions on driving, lifting ...
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Managing Valvular Heart Disease: New ESC/EACTS Guidelines

Guidelines regarding the management of patients with valvular heart disease have been published by the European Society of Cardiology and EACTS.

Doctor shares all ‘red flag’ signs that you have a weak heart and need medical attention

US cardiovascular surgeon Dr Jeremy London explained how you can tell that you're headed for heart failure and what symptoms ...

Scanning for breast cancer can also detect heart disease, doctors say

A woman says her mammogram saved her life, detecting breast arterial calcification which lead to heart surgery. Michael ...