The surgery was done on a 67-year-old man whose aortic valve was already replaced with a prosthetic. However, he developed a ...

The world’s first minimally invasive heart bypass procedure — done without cutting open the chest wall — has been performed ...

For the first time ever in a human, doctors have performed coronary artery bypass grafting without having to cut through the ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. They call it “failure to rescue,” which means a ...

Heart surgery beginning in the late morning is linked to a modest increase in cardiovascular mortality when compared to other ...

It involves less pain, less bleeding, and there’s lower risk of infection,” said cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Sanjay Tripathi.

Frustrated by his inability to help these men, Harken began a series of experimental surgeries on animals. In the first round ...

Cryopreserved platelets cost more and are linked to worse bleeding and clinical outcomes than liquid-stored platelets in a ...

Jack Sun, MD, has been appointed to lead the cardiovascular surgery program at Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag’s Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart & Vascular Institute. According to a May 6 news release, Dr.

The 2024 guideline for cardiovascular management of adults undergoing noncardiac surgery reflects a decade of updates and new evidence since the guideline's last release in 2014. It is published today ...