A 75-year-old man with a history of a dilated cardiomyopathy and a left ventricular ejection fraction of 30% presents to his ...

A Missouri woman is following in her father's footsteps - training to be a heart surgeon - and recently, the talented duo got the chance to perform surgery together. Dr. Sophia Roberts, 30, is a ...

SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital has become the first hospital in Oklahoma to perform robotic cardiac surgery, marking a ...

Clinically, the chosen approach aimed to reduce surgical trauma, blood loss and post‑operative pain, and to speed recovery ...

"We provide robust evidence that cardiac surgery deprives the kidneys of oxygen during and well after the operation. We found that oxygen deprivation persisted over 4 weeks after cardiac surgery and ...

Among these advancements, keyhole heart surgery is emerging as a transformative approach in modern cardiac care, offering ...

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 ...

Open-heart surgery can lead to long-term side effects such as postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD), which can affect people months after surgery, but usually improves within a year. Some people ...