What once required days in the hospital and open heart surgery can now often be done in under 30 minutes, with patients going home the next day. For the final Wellness Wednesday of Heart Month, two ...

Cleveland Clinic surgeons are using a new robotic-assisted procedure to replace a damaged aortic valve through a small neck incision. Doctors say the technique may shorten recovery time compared with ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new trial showed a procedure that thousands need each year to keep their hearts healthy may be performed in a safer way. The alternative way may help with recovery time.

ELKHART, Ind. (WSBT) — Al Cover is walking and exercising again the way he was a few years ago. “I'm back to where I was before, doing hills. And in my work, my partners recognize the increase in my ...

Of the two heart valve surgeries Janice Smith has had at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital, the second was much easier for her. "I had a good experience both times," the 86-year-old said. "It's just that ...

The Lee Health Heart Institute is home to primary and specialty cardiovascular care, nationally ranked hospitals, the Shipley Cardiothoracic Center, cardiac rehabilitation and more, as well as the ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers report similar outcomes for two types of heart surgery for mitral valve repair. Suriyapong Thongsawang/Getty Images A new study is the first randomized clinical trial to ...

Many minimally invasive procedures are available to treat problems with your heart. These procedures can fix issues like malfunctioning valves and blockages in your heart’s arteries. Traditional heart ...

Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick, 72, has told fans his heart valve surgery was successful and that he is now recovering, clarifying it was not an emergency procedure. He said the surgery addressed ...

ANSWER: I am very sorry to hear about the sudden death of your friend during surgery. Open-heart surgery is always risky, but ...