YORK, Pa. (AP) -- Patients who since 2011 have had open-heart surgeries at a central Pennsylvania hospital may have been exposed to a bacterial infection that's been linked to fourth deaths, officials ...

One in five older adults gets an infection up to six months after heart surgery, and women are far more likely to develop one, according to recent studies. Black patients also had higher rates of ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - One Saint Luke’s Mid-America Heart Institute patient is sharing her lifelong journey with heart disease that has left hospital staff feeling like family. 41-year-old Christin ...

Recent findings may be relevant to discussions with patients and their families about the pros and cons of cardiac surgery.

AUSTIN (KXAN) – At 75 years old, Lorraine Cook has lived through two heart attacks and a major open-heart surgery. Now retired, she says her latest experience with an innovative, non-surgical ...

This article describes the positive impact that actively managing functional recovery has on postacute placement for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery. Objective: To describe the ...

The results of a new clinical trial have overturned the “wait and see” approach that cardiologists have long favored for symptom-free patients. By Benjamin Mueller For decades, people with failing ...

Dr. Charles Peete is believed to have used his own sperm to impregnate women who came to see the fertility doctor over a span ...

Scheduled for open heart surgery, Jim Powers used Google to find other options for his heart condition. The Google AI overview summary led him to an innovative surgery at Providence Sacred Heart ...