The mere idea of heart surgery is enough to give anyone the shakes. Open-heart surgery used to be hard years ago. It had a ...

It's attached to a ventilator, ... Minimally invasive heart surgery. This is a form of bypass surgery that may be less risky for you than the traditional open-chest method.

A minimally invasive procedure gives one patient a second chance — and signals major strides in cardiovascular care.

The patient’s bad heart was pulled underneath his breastbone and through his abdomen, with the transplanted heart going up ...

Compared with traditional replacement valves, sutureless valves placed through minimally invasive cardiac surgery have less data supporting their use but offer unique features that might make them ...

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 ...

Minimally invasive cardiac surgery, also known as keyhole cardiac surgery, uses small incisions in the chest and endoscopic instruments to gain access to the heart. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES UPDATED May ...

Coronary artery bypass surgery is the most common heart surgery in adults. The operation can take many hours, but the success rate is high. Learn more here.

Cory Wharton's younger daughter with girlfriend Taylor Selfridge was born with tricuspid atresia, a form of congenital heart disease Cory Wharton is asking for continued prayers as his 7-month-old ...

What Happens During Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Surgery? Minimally invasive heart valve surgery is a type of surgery performed through smaller incisions. This type of surgery reduces blood loss ...

There are only a few dozen surgeons in the world trained in this minimally invasive heart valve surgery technique, and Michael DeFrain, M.D., is one of those trained cardiothoracic surgeons.