"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." FOR THE FIRST time, doctors have successfully completed a coronary artery bypass without cutting the ...

A new minimally invasive procedure replaces a damaged heart valve through a small neck incision, potentially allowing patients to recover faster than with traditional open-heart surgery.

The Division of Congenital Heart Surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital offers every procedure available for the treatment of congenital heart disease and defects. As a part of Texas Children’s Heart ...

When Megan Wild delivered her son Luciano, she experienced not only childbirth but also a medical first. During her delivery, doctors performed open heart surgery on Luciano in the first successful ...

Recovering from surgery for a widow maker—a severe heart attack caused by blockage of the left anterior descending (LAD) artery—requires careful attention to physical, emotional, and mental health.

As a super-fit Olympic medallist, I always felt a bit of a fraud as I sat in the cardiology unit waiting for my annual check-up, surrounded by people who were clearly very ill. I was 11 when I was ...

Today, Brooks Klingsporn is a happy 1-and-a-half-year-old baby. However, he's already had more heart surgeries than most people get in a lifetime — including one before he was even born. Last year, ...

OPEN HEART SURGERY AT NORTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. MEET LITTLE LILY NEWCOMB. GOOD HUG A TINY SOUL WITH A MIGHTY HEART. GOOD JOB. ON JANUARY 31ST, SHE UNDERWENT OPEN HEART SURGERY. NOW YOU CAN STILL SEE ...

A writer explores how a Jewish ritual changed her relationship with mortality. By Jessica Alpert I had a hole in my chest. Three weeks had passed since my open-heart surgery. My body was rejecting ...

Imagine waking up in Budapest after a dental procedure, sipping coffee along the Danube, knowing you just saved thousands. Or recovering from heart surgery in Bangkok at a hospital that feels more ...