Open heart surgery requires cutting open your chest to access and repair your heart. This is an extensive surgery that may last as long as 3-5 hours. Recovery from open heart surgery may take 4-6 ...

Open-heart surgery is a general term that refers to any surgery where a surgeon accesses the heart by opening the chest. They will make an incision in the chest and then cut through the breastbone and ...

A simpler alternative to open heart surgery is gaining popularity, but some find ​their new valves don’t last as long as they ...

Ms. Jones went to her physician and was diagnosed with tricuspid regurgitation, which occurs when the tricuspid valve in the heart does not close properly, allowing blood to flow backward into the ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Local doctors at the TriHealth Heart and Vascular Institute are pioneering a breakthrough specialty that reduces the need for open heart surgery. Dr. Joseph Choo, a structural ...

Lahey Hospital & Medical Center’s Cardiovascular Medicine Department has embraced using interventional cardiology to treat structural heart disease. These less invasive procedures allow physicians to ...

ONE LOCAL MAN SAYS THE INNOVATIVE APPROACH WAS A REAL GAME CHANGER. AT 76 YEARS OLD, STAYING ACTIVE ISN’T JUST A GOAL FOR JOHN ZELL’S, IT’S HIS WAY OF LIFE. WHETHER HE’S OUT ON THE GOLF COURSE OR ONE ...

MEDICAL REPORTER MINDY BECERRA JOINS US WITH ONE YOUNG GIRL’S STORY. MINDY. ASHLEY. ONE CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT IS WHAT’S COMMONLY CALLED A HOLE IN THE HEART. OFTEN CHILDREN HAVE NO SYMPTOMS, BUT IF ...