Recovery from bypass surgery usually takes 6 to 12 weeks and during that time there are restrictions on driving, lifting ...

Open heart surgery requires cutting open your chest to access and repair your heart. This is an extensive surgery that may last as long as 3-5 hours. Recovery from open heart surgery may take 4-6 ...

A cardiac nurse who had open heart surgery experienced significantly reduced pain and faster recovery time after her surgeon ...

ClearFlow Inc. is aiming to become the new standard of care for cardiac surgeries. A chest tube is required to drain excess ...

After four devastating miscarriages, Courtney Hayes, 33, and her husband Josh were shocked to discover that they were pregnant with a baby boy. The couple, who had already been through so much, was ...

Two local nurses are now inventors after coming up with a way to improve patient recovery after chest surgeries.

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

In a major step forward for heart surgery, doctors in the U.S. have performed a heart transplant entirely with robotic assistance—without opening ...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — A young Franklin County firefighter is finally home after a lengthy hospital stay for open heart surgery. After over three weeks in the hospital, John Poland is finally ...

Before you go in for bypass surgery you should cease taking blood-thinning medications, stop smoking, and educate yourself about the risks.

Many patients may need a second procedure, once known to be risky and complex. However, new tools, better techniques and ...