As American Heart Month comes to a close, doctors at UPMC are reminding people about the importance of heart health.

The Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery is world renowned in the evaluation and surgical treatment of cardiovascular and aortic disease. The surgical teams at Baylor College of Medicine and the Texas ...

Charles Benil never had heart problems in the past. He hasn’t stepped foot in a hospital since his last child was born. So when the healthy 74-year-old had trouble breathing on a short walk to his ...

Professional societies agreed that U.S. centers performing pediatric and congenital heart surgery should be formally reorganized into two tiers with volume requirements designed to maintain surgical ...

Cardiac surgeons are adopting techniques to make surgery more appealing and provide better outcomes for patients -- some of whom would otherwise have the option to go a transcatheter route. Surgeons ...

Robotic heart surgery is a minimally invasive approach to cardiac surgery that allows surgeons to perform complex procedures through small incisions, using a robotic system. This technology enhances ...

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