King Faisal Hospital has performed Rwanda’s first minimally invasive operation to replace a damaged valve in the heart, a procedure that helps restore normal blood flow. ALSO READ: How minimally ...

Jordan was a month shy of his fifth birthday, and 11 weeks out from a successful open heart surgery, when he suddenly died.

Workers at a Kansas hospital failed to properly sterilize and disinfect open-heart surgery devices, leading to slow-growing M. chimaera infections and deaths, according to multiple lawsuits.

A new RNA-based therapy developed at Columbia University could help the heart repair itself after a heart attack without invasive surgery.

Toddler Alaric underwent a seven-hour operation to correct major heart and lung abnormalities [Alex Dunlop/BBC] A boy who had ...

A new minimally invasive procedure replaces a damaged heart valve through a small neck incision, potentially allowing patients to recover faster than with traditional open-heart surgery.

It felt like something inside me wound up and sucker-punched me from the inside out. The air around me got heavy.

A routine cardiac screening at MU Health Care detected dangerous heart blockages in a Missouri man before he had a heart attack, leading to open-heart surgery that doctors say may have saved his life.

Imagine your heart not functioning properly and you not knowing for years! That’s the reality of people with aortic valve disease. Symptoms include chest pain, dizziness, fatigue, and irregular ...

James Short, 62, faced a serious heart condition but found swift recovery after open-heart surgery at Banner Wyoming Medical Center. He's back on his feet and embracing life again.

When your aortic heart valve stops working, it puts you at risk for heart failure and stroke. Standard surgery involves big chest incisions, which can have painful recoveries. But Cleveland Clinic has ...