Medically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MD 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 ...

Recovery from open heart surgery, both in the hospital and beyond, is a long, involved process. The duration depends on the ...

Minimally invasive heart surgery reduces recovery time to six weeks versus twelve weeks for open-heart surgery.

Mercy Health has adopted a new technique called Keep Your Move In The Tube, which allows open heart surgery patients to move more freely and with less pain, reducing the need for strong pain ...

An 11-year-old girl is giving thanks to her Maryland medical team after surgery to repair a hole in her heart.

A new technique that involves freezing a patient’s nerves during heart surgery is improving recovery time and reducing the need for heavy painkillers. A new technique that involves freezing a ...

In a recent update, former Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians revealed that he is recovering well after undergoing open-heart surgery to repair an aneurysm. This surgery, which took place on ...