Patients aged between 50 to 70 years with a mechanical heart valve replacement had better long-term survival compared to ...

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 ...

Rocco Pagliocca played a few minutes off the bench on Dec. 17, just 20 days after surgery, and hit four straight free throws ...

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.

More than half the patients awaiting cardiac surgery have waited too long, the latest statistics show. People accepted for ...

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

Yuda Liu, MD, cardiothoracic surgeon, has joined Hamilton Physician Group – Cardiothoracic Surgery.

It was right place, right time for a North Texas cyclist who went into cardiac arrest. Coincidentally, a cardio surgeon drove ...

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