The heart-lung machine was a groundbreaking invention that took place in Philadelphia and has saved millions of lives.

The year was 1975, the place Sydney. Steven Spielberg's Jaws was terrifying movie goers in cinemas, local rock band AC/DC had released its debut album and then-29-year-old John Ross had double bypass ...

Plaintiff Thelma Wood told The Star in March that the infection literally sucked the life out of her husband, Ron.

Shana Hale, a Brooklyn mother of two and a technology executive, noticed a mild burning sensation in her chest during her ...

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 ...

An 86-year-old woman from Iowa became the first person in Nebraska to undergo a new heart valve replacement procedure, ...

Shortness of breath is one of the most common side effects after open-heart surgery. It can last for weeks or months, but symptoms typically improve over time. Open heart surgery can restore your ...

Heart valves can be replaced with open heart surgery or with less invasive procedures that don’t require your chest to be opened. Known as transcatheter valve replacement, this type of procedure has ...

Marc Gaudiosi went to a CVS Minute Clinic last year because he thought he had sinus infection or the flu. He was wrong. A nurse who cared for him there listened to Gaudiosi’s heart and heard a murmur, ...