A local man was saved with just hours to spare after doctors at The Christ Hospital performed a bloodless heart surgery.Almost two years ago, Jim Parker, 65, of St. Leon, suffered an aortic dissection ...

Mary Duarte remembers sitting in her Belton home around 6 p.m. June 21 talking to her family when she started to feel a tightness in her chest and chin. "It felt like I had a 300-pound man sitting on ...

Little kids could be heard playing in the background of the Zoom call. Lanny Thomas' grandchildren were visiting him at the ...

Although open-heart surgery can be life saving, it may lead to long-term side effects such as chronic pain, memory difficulties, and emotional or psychological challenges. Open-heart surgery is one of ...

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 from open heart surgery may take 4-6 ...

Bypass surgery is a type of open-heart surgery. Surgeons may use several different types of bypass surgeries to repair or replace the heart. Open-heart surgery is an operation where surgeons repair or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients who had mitral valve surgery, women were more likely than men to need tricuspid repair but less ...