CUIMC’s Dr. Maureen McKiernan, with an assist from Dr. Andrew Goldstone, performs surgery on the “ragged edge of what’s ...

Frustrated by his inability to help these men, Harken began a series of experimental surgeries on animals. In the first round ...

This surgery is ideal for patients who may be deemed inoperable or at high risk for open heart surgery. For patients like Ms.

A 29-year-old man underwent a rare life-saving hybrid cardiac surgery, combining open bypass with minimally invasive ...

Cryopreserved platelets cost more and are linked to worse bleeding and clinical outcomes than liquid-stored platelets in a ...

By becoming the first health system in the region to offer robotic mitral valve surgery, this minimally invasive approach offers many benefits for patients. In this segment, cardiothoracic ...

The National Institutes of Health has awarded the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai an $8.5 million renewal grant to ...

Robotic heart surgery is a technique that uses small chest incisions and precise surgical tools that are controlled by a robot. It allows our heart surgeons to perform cardiac surgeries through less ...

Background Annually, 4% of the global population undergoes non-cardiac surgery, with 30% of those patients having at least ...

Recovering from surgery for a widow maker—a severe heart attack caused by blockage of the left anterior descending (LAD) artery—requires careful attention to physical, emotional, and mental health.

Real Madrid and Brazil legend Roberto Carlos was admitted to hospital for emergency heart surgery on New Year’s Eve. The ...

The man was admitted in a critical condition with uncontrolled internal bleeding and was suffering from a ruptured thoracic ...