“Robotic surgery allows us to treat serious heart conditions with minimal trauma to the body,” says Dr Hashimoto. “Patients ...

A kindergartener from Guyton is back on her feet after undergoing a life-changing surgery. Five-year-old Rylan Haskins loves ...

Ten children in Zimbabwe have received free open-heart surgery from a visiting team of Egyptian surgeons working alongside ...

Cardiac surgeons perform surgery on the heart, the aorta, the pulmonary vein, and other important structures related to cardiac health. They do not typically diagnose heart disease.

Bubbly and outgoing 16-month-old Bonnie Scott is on the waiting list for open heart surgery to repair holes picked up during ...

Patients who have open heart surgery, for example, have their breastbone cut so surgeons can reach their heart. In minimally invasive heart surgery, doctors make small cuts (or incisions) between your ...

Cardiac surgery is a lifeline for both patients and hospitals. It's one of the most profitable service lines in American medicine, generating an average of nearly $3.7 million in revenue per ...

My son needed open heart surgery at 5 days old and I couldn't hold him for 55 days. A stranger's words gave me the hope I ...

Research showed that erector spinae plane block lowered post-cardiac surgery pain scores, reduced morphine use, and shortened ...

At least five pediatric heart surgery programs across the country were suspended or shut down in the last decade after questions were raised about their performance; a Florida institution run by ...

Patients undergoing cardiac surgery often receive red-cell transfusions, along with the associated risks and costs. Early intraoperative normovolemic hemodilution (i.e., acute normovolemic hemodilu ...