THE Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH) has become the first health facility in Gauteng to successfully ...

Growing up with a heart disease, Ashley Pecora never knew what her life was going to look like—until two years ago when she ...

With new transcatheter options for the repair or replacement of tricuspid valves, the role and timing of repair — whether surgical or minimally invasive — is entering a time of transition.

A groundbreaking study revealed that platelet distribution width (PDW) could be used as a useful non-invasive biomarker for ...

Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox recently received a three-star rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

"Later that day, I had a phone call to say that I had had a heart attack and that they were expecting me in A&E. I spent five ...

Despite guideline recommendations, the use of bioprosthetic heart valves has surpassed mechanical valves, but data from a large surgical database may lead to a reassessment of that practice.

Recovering from a heart attack, surgery, or chronic lung condition can be a challenging process. That’s where cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation comes in.

A revolutionary new treatment called Targeted Thermal Therapy (Tripel T) offers a safer, faster alternative to surgery for patients with high blood pressure caused by Primary Aldosteronism, a hormonal ...

Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have successfully performed the fourth pig kidney transplant in the U.S.

Earlie Smith experienced an aortic dissection. Months later, her brother, Larry Smith, also had one. The same doctor helped ...

The family of a woman who died after anesthesia complications during surgery in Bibb County won more than $13 million in ...