Open-heart surgery is a general term that refers to any surgery where a surgeon accesses the heart by opening the chest. They will make an incision in the chest and then cut through the breastbone and ...

(NewsNation) — The recent success of the first U.S. heart transplant done through fully robotic means suggests a medical future where surgeons use less invasive means to do complicated procedures. In ...

The mere idea of heart surgery is enough to give anyone the shakes. Open-heart surgery used to be hard years ago. It had a long incision down the chest, weeks in the hospital, and a difficult recovery ...

A Phoenix doctor helped develop live-saving treatment for a dangerous heart condition called mitral annular calcification, or ...

TAVI has transformed treatment for patients who are too weak for open-heart surgery. It offers faster recovery, fewer complications, and a chance at a better quality of life. TheHealthSite.com ...