Implantation of permanent pacemakers after heart surgery is linked to increased long-term risks for death and hospitalization for heart failure.

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 ...

Following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), disturbances in the heart's electrical conduction system can make a ...

It is not uncommon for patients who have undergone heart surgery to ask, "When can I return to work?"However, the timing for ...

Where a patient undergoes heart surgery can significantly affect their risk of infection following the procedure, with some ...

A septal myectomy is an open-heart operation that removes the portion of thickened heart muscle blocking blood flow. During ...

Jennifer S. Lawton, MD, is known for her research on how to protect the heart and brain during cardiac surgeries. She has ...

Ella Garey was born with a rare heart condition and underwent her latest surgery this week.