The unconventional method could be the future of heart surgeries.

(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) Jan 16 (Reuters) - For the first time ever in a human, doctors have performed ...

Look around you and you'll likely see someone who's had a problem with his or her heart. It's just that common. Fortunately, open-heart surgery has come a long way. Ida Foraker, of Enfield, learned ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. --The total hospital cost of mitral valve repair surgery -- from the time a patient is admitted to the hospital until release --is similar, whether performed through small port ...