In the past at Atrium Health's Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute, as in many other hospitals, postoperative cardiac patients were discharged with a vague understanding of what recovery entails.

Cardiopulmonary bypass is a surgical procedure that uses a machine to perform the functions of the heart and lungs. It enables a surgeon to open and repair the heart without interrupting its essential ...

According to Stanford Medicine, Cheney underwent a heart transplant in 2012. Two years after the transplant, the former vice president co-wrote a book with his cardiologist, Jonathan Reiner, titled ...

(BPT) - For the hundreds of thousands of Americans who undergo heart bypass surgery each year, the relief of surviving such a major procedure is often shadowed by one sobering fact: The risk of ...

For optimal 1-year results, in patients with prior coronary artery bypass grafting who need percutaneous coronary ...

Country singer Mark Chesnutt underwent quadruple bypass surgery, which is done to reroute blood flow to the heart when arteries are blocked. (Frederick Breedon IV/WireImage via Getty Images) Chesnutt ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Both men who vanished during a kayaking trip in Long Island waters have been found dead, according to ...

Dick Cheney's 84-year life shows how heart disease went from being a death sentence to being a manageable chronic condition - ...

Former Vice President Dick Cheney battled heart disease for most of his adult life, a life extended thanks to a heart transplant in 2012 ...

A statement issued by Bhujbal’s office said he has been advised complete rest and will not be meeting visitors for the time ...