OPEN HEART SURGERY

Depression may be the most painful part of having open heart surgery.

An explanation of the days before and after my open heart surgery.

The adventure continues. A close relative we'll call Mr. X had open-heart surgery on 5-26-2009. His attempt to return home 8 days later failed. These are the challenges he faced in the first 24 days following surgery.

A close relative who we will call Mr. X had to have open-heart surgery in late May of 2009. This is a description of the process from the perspective of a close family member.

This content offers parents advice on how to prepare their children for open heart surgery. It offers suggestions on what to pack for the hospital, as well as names of agencies that can offer assistance.

I was 19 years old and I considered myself to be very healthy. This pain in my chest was something bad though, I just knew something wasn't right.

Off-pump heart surgery carries less risk of stroke and other serious issues when compared to on-pump heart surgery (i.e., operations that use the heart-lung, or cardiopulmonary bypass, machine).

The first heart surgery was ground breaking and this movie tells the true story of this great moment in medical and racial history.

If you're facing heart surgery, it's important to know what to expect about your recovery to avoid unnecessary anxiety. Here are tips to ease your path back to a normal life.

One of the landmark operations used for the treatment of cardiac diseases is CABG. Over the years many techniques have been evolved to perform Cardiac surgery less complicated, cost effective and which may reduce the hospital stay.

Compassion an patience are key when nursing your husband back to health from open heart surgery.

How a series of events saved my life, and became a wake-up call for me to totally change the way that I conduct myself and live my life.

New studies presented at the American Heart Association annual meeting show that octogenarians recover surprisingly well after open heart surgery. While this data is comforting, being prepared and informed for open heart surgery makes the real difference.

Allison Teger, Spokesperson for WomenHeart, faced misdiagnosis before she had open-heart surgery last year. She's just 41-years old, proving that heart disease can strike younger women.

I have had heart murmurs since I was four years old. Some people don't even know what a heart murmur is, and some think it is just something that is part of the heart, while other people are so terrified that you are going to die with them in the room.

Most common type of birth abnormality: Congenital heart defect & leading cause of related deaths. Symptoms associated to CHD. One type of CHD affects one or more heart valves. Growing heart valves using stem cells from amniotic fluid.