While recovering from open heart surgery in 2021, Chicago-based artist Shar Coulson experienced trippy visions that ...

Heart disease is a silent killer, the leading cause of death in the U.S., responsible for one in four deaths each year, ...

The utilization of virtual reality was found to decrease preoperative anxiety in older patients undergoing open-heart surgery, according to a study published Jan. 4 in Mayo Clinic Proceedings .

History was made after a team of surgeons successfully performed a pediatric partial heart transplant in Southern California for the first time. Ymiliano Hernandez, 12, was born with truncus ...

Growing up with a heart disease, Ashley Pecora never knew what her life was going to look like—until two years ago when she ...

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When going through open-heart surgery, patients like Williams are often so concerned about the operation itself that they may not consider what recovery will be like. “Many of o ...

Taking steps to protect the eye and avoiding certain activities is important during recovery from cataract surgery. These include avoiding bending over and vigorous sneezing or coughing.

When skin is cut, as it is during surgery, it bleeds. This sets hemostasis, the process of stopping blood flow, into motion to prevent too much blood loss. Special blood cells called platelets are ...

"The scary part about today’s surgery is that ... site that was open to her implant. “He took one look at it and said, ‘What are you doing on Monday?’ My heart sank because I knew what ...