Now researchers are working on a new way to help hearts heal after a heart attack, not with surgery or stents, but with gene therapy designed to strengthen the heart from within. In a Duke University ...

The comedian disclosed a serious cardiac concern on her podcast, then explained in stark terms why she plans to ignore it — and what she wants instead.

Allen and Kurt Buck have a connection as family, co-workers, and now survivors after both experiencing open heart surgery weeks apart.

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

U.S. News & World Report said May 20 that it has made significant refinements to its Best Hospitals methodology to reflect changes in care delivery, data availability and measurement science. Six ...

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

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

Barb Barnes faced a very difficult moment in 2005, after she underwent major open heart surgery. A nurse helped her through ...

Until now patients waiting for heart surgery have been told to avoid exercise. But Graeme Harrison is part of a new study in Southampton testing whether exercise before surgery can actually help ...

A new robotic system, the da Vinci 5, allows surgeons to observe and collaborate on surgeries remotely in real time. This technology enables less-invasive heart bypass surgeries by entering through ...