The procedures can produce results that are as positive as open surgery. Heart bypass surgery is typically an open-heart surgery, which means the surgeon cuts the chest open to reach the heart.

or with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), also called open-heart surgery. An angioplasty involves threading a wire to the coronary artery through a small puncture. The puncture is usually ...

My decades-long run of relative good health was over. In the playlist of my life, this was a needle-scratching-vinyl moment ...

Father of five listened to his body and sought care that saved his life after a surgery many of his family members have had.

Growing up with a heart disease, Ashley Pecora never knew what her life was going to look like—until two years ago when she ...

Background The Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI), calculated from serum albumin levels and lymphocyte counts, is a simple ...

For a Beaver Dam man, February represents a year of hard work since feeling a small flutter in his chest that led to ...

Beyond surgical excellence, St. Elizabeth prioritizes a highly specialized and patient-focused approach to cardiac care.