When doctors tell patients they’ll access their heart through the groin, many react with confusion or concern. Yet this approach, known as the transfemoral method, has become a cornerstone of modern ...

"Cadiac Cowboys" covers the work of pioneering doctors who created modern day open heart surgery. NINA MOINI: Before the 1950s, heart surgery was widely regarded as a guaranteed instant death for a ...

Noguchi-Watanabe M; Yamamoto-Mitani N; Arimoto A; Murashima S BACKGROUND: Little is known regarding the influence of participation in patient groups on self-care in patients with a cardiac surgery ...

Robotic heart surgery is a minimally invasive approach to cardiac surgery that allows surgeons to perform complex procedures through small incisions, using a robotic system. This technology enhances ...

SALT LAKE CITY — It’s a story of ingenuity, genius, and heart… literally. Forty-two years ago, Utah became the site of the first successful total artificial heart transplant, a groundbreaking ...

Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) surgery is a procedure to place a durable mechanical heart pump into a poorly functioning heart. LVADs help your heart’s lower left chamber (ventricle) pump blood ...

Balloons and applause met Dr. Makoto Hashimoto as he arrived for his 100 th robotic cardiac surgery at Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute. The milestone—achieved just months after the ...

Irregular heartbeats, or arrhythmia, can significantly affect a person’s quality of life and overall health. When medication and lifestyle changes are ineffective, doctors may recommend surgery to ...

A hypnotic rhythm underlies your existence. It began before you were born. It continues, right this very moment, without a single conscious thought on your part. It will be with you until the end. Lay ...