During bypass surgery, a surgeon connects healthy blood vessels to bypass a blocked artery. It is often needed for those with ...

Before you go in for bypass surgery you should cease taking blood-thinning medications, stop smoking, and educate yourself about the risks.

The advancements of minimally invasive cardiac surgery for seniors often give them a better chance for a speedy recovery, as ...

Although nearly half of patients develop new-onset AF, by 30 days after surgery the burden of the arrythmia is nearly gone, a ...

Surgeons at Tampa General Hospital successfully performed the world’s first known bloodless heart and liver transplant on May 31. Doctors said the nine-hour operation was possible through close ...