Mother faces emergency C-section and open-heart surgery on the same day
A mother an emergency C-section and open-heart surgery on the same day became a frightening, life-changing reality.
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Jolted awake at 2 a.m., his aorta had torn
Roy and Kim Reid started a Memorial Day weekend with dinner and a movie at home. When Kim went to bed, Roy decided to watch ...
Minimally invasive heart procedures are life-changing for those deemed ineligible for open heart surgery
Minimally invasive heart procedures like transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and MitraClip placement to treat mitral regurgitation can improve quality of life, and even be lifesaving, for ...
Teen survives 18-hour heart surgery, celebrates turning 15
A Texas teen is celebrating turning 15 after surviving an 18-hour surgery to repair a rare congenital heart condition.
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Aortic Valves Surpass Prosthetics in Long-Term Survival
Despite guideline recommendations, the use of bioprosthetic heart valves has surpassed mechanical valves, but data from a ...
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Older adults and women more likely to develop postoperative infections after heart surgery
One in five older adults gets an infection up to six months after heart surgery - with women far more likely to develop one, ...
Eye on Health: Minimally invasive heart valve surgery
Al Cover is walking and exercising again the way he was a few years ago.“I'm back to where I was before, doing hills. And in ...
Dad resuscitated after ruptured abdominal aortic aneurism supports NHS campaign for screening
The campaign is calling on men over the age of 65 to take a 10 minute test to check for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA). | ...
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To Your Health: Age a primary risk factor for aortic stenosis
Aortic stenosis is fairly uncommon among young people, though not absent. In younger folks, the disease is typically caused by a congenital heart condition. As we age, calcium deposits can build up ...