FOR THE FIRST time, doctors have successfully completed a coronary artery bypass without cutting the patient open. They recently documented the results of the landmark surgery in Circulation: ...

ANSWER: I am very sorry to hear about the sudden death of your friend during surgery. Open-heart surgery is always risky, but ...

“A birth defect in my aortic valve (bicuspid) was becoming nearly ‘critical’ from severe stenosis,” he continued. “Taking ...

MEDICAL REPORTER MINDY BECERRA JOINS US WITH ONE YOUNG GIRL’S STORY. MINDY. ASHLEY. ONE CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT IS WHAT’S COMMONLY CALLED A HOLE IN THE HEART. OFTEN CHILDREN HAVE NO SYMPTOMS, BUT IF ...

Sir Nick Faldo has undergone open heart surgery and is heading back home to recover. The six-time major winner, who now lives in rural Montana in the United States, said on social media that he had ...

As a super-fit Olympic medallist, I always felt a bit of a fraud as I sat in the cardiology unit waiting for my annual check-up, surrounded by people who were clearly very ill. I was 11 when I was ...

*Star Jones stepped back onto “The View” set on January 29, revisiting the program she helped launch in its earliest days. Jones’s visit highlighted a crucial personal anniversary. “15 years ago, open ...

The Free Care Fund at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh ensures no child is denied medical care. And every year since 1954, KDKA-TV has helped raise money for the Free Care Fund with our annual ...

One may not notice any obvious difference between Bird Rock Elementary School student Elly Braunstein and other children competing in the La Jolla Junior Olympics. But Elly has an unusual story of ...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have had quite a few coaches come through their door, but none as successful as Bruce Arians. Arians is the winningest coach in Bucs history, finishing a three-year tenure in ...