Bypass surgery is a type of open-heart surgery. Surgeons may use several different types of bypass surgeries to repair or replace the heart. Open-heart surgery is an operation where surgeons repair or ...

A 47-year old woman went to the hospital with chest pain and shortness of breath. When she arrived, doctors discovered a wire that had been left behind from a previous surgery four years ago. The ...

A man, 22, had a cough for weeks due to a tumor compressing the tube that carries air into his lung. Doctors did open-chest surgery to remove the tumor, which was almost 7-inches long. According to ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a pioneering method to mend damaged hearts without open-heart surgery, an advance that ...

In the United States, cardiovascular health is especially important. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., and as many as 1.5 million people have been diagnosed with aortic stenosis ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. --The total hospital cost of mitral valve repair surgery -- from the time a patient is admitted to the hospital until release --is similar, whether performed through small port ...

Fred Hutch surgeons use the full range of surgical techniques to remove cancer, and they have access to state-of-the-art medical technology for their surgeries. Minimally invasive surgery, such as ...

Dillon Schultz walked into University Medical Center earlier this month for his fourth pulmonary-valve replacement. Four days and one Tylenol later, the 18-year-old was back in class at summer school.

Former president Bill Clinton will undergo surgery tomorrow to remove fluid from around his left lung and take out scar tissue that is causing the fluid to accumulate. The condition, called a pleural ...