During bypass surgery, a surgeon connects healthy blood vessels to bypass a blocked artery. It is often needed for those with ...

Before you go in for bypass surgery you should cease taking blood-thinning medications, stop smoking, and educate yourself about the risks.

Dr. Thoralf Sundt answers the question: 'Bypass -- Vessels From Legs Or Chest?' — -- Question: How does a surgeon decide whether to use veins from the legs or arteries from the chest to do bypass ...

Coronary artery disease is the most common type of heart disease in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It affects the main blood vessels that supply blood ...

Open-heart surgery is a general term that refers to any surgery where a surgeon accesses the heart by opening the chest. They’ll make an incision in your chest and then cut through the breastbone and ...

A DJ and music producer who was shocked to discover he had heart disease has thanked the hospital staff who cared for him ...

HOUSTON – A local man was raising awareness about the importance of heart health after surviving quintuple bypass surgery. Sam Nielsen had major open-heart surgery four years ago and now he’s beating ...

In 2014, seemingly healthy 24-year-old Brittany Williams suffered sudden cardiac arrest at a Manhattan restaurant. At the hospital, doctors diagnosed her with a heart rhythm disorder called long QT ...