Tampa General Hospital announced that it has successfully performed the first bloodless heart-liver transplant in partnership ...

Lifestyle therapy may not be enough to improve outcomes for patients with HF and obesity, but careful risk evaluation and ...

Insulin changed the way we treat and manage diabetes. Chemotherapy has precipitously reduced the mortality rate of certain ...

On March 19, I underwent open-heart surgery. It all began three years ago when my brother, Kevin, my only sibling, died of a heart attack at age 54. He collapsed while shoveling snow for a neighbor.

Objectives To observe the association between passive leg raising (PLR) and the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the right internal jugular vein (IJV) in obese patients undergoing elective surgery.

With significant advancements in heart treatment, the days of open-heart surgery as the only option for complex heart conditions are mostly behind us. Today, minimally invasive procedures can be ...

Mumbai: Apart from the outpatient clinics for patients with infectious diseases, heart or orthopaedic problems, the state govt-run JJ Hospital in Byculla will soon boast an obesity clinic ...

In this case, while the baby was mid-delivery, doctors needed to perform open-heart surgery, fixing the communication between the baby's two sides of the heart, and then continue with delivery.

Star Jones reflected on having open-heart surgery — where her heart was 'disconnected for 22 minutes' — and how that fueled her public advocacy to encourage others to prioritize their health.

Star Jones is reflecting on her “no joke” open-heart surgery 14 years later. “They opened up my chest, cracked it and disconnected my heart for 22 minutes,” Jones, 62, said on the Tuesday ...

There are several reasons for this. A higher body weight can make it harder for your heart to pump blood. Increased cholesterol and fatty deposits in your blood vessels make your heart push blood ...