A coronary artery bypass is one of several types of open-heart surgeries, which are major medical procedures. Open-heart surgery is a group of procedures that involve cutting through the breastbone to ...
May 28 -- Undergoing a typical bypass operation today is major surgery. The surgeon opens the patient's chest and sometimes needs to stop the heart temporarily, and rely on a machine to pump the blood ...
THE DOOR FOR PEOPLE IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY WHO NEED BYPASS SURGERY, BUT ARE NOT CANDIDATES FOR AN OPEN HEART SURGERY. IT’S BEING DONE USING A ROBOT. KCRA 3’S ANAHITA JAFARI SHARES HOW THIS SURGEON ...
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 ...
In a first for the United States, surgeons have successfully performed a fully robotic heart transplant, swapping out a failing human heart without even cracking open the chest or breaking the ...
In March 2025, surgeons at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in Houston, Texas, performed the first fully robotic heart transplant to take place in the United States. The operation avoided a ...
With significant advancements in heart treatment, the days of open-heart surgery as the only option for complex heart conditions are mostly behind us. Today, minimally invasive procedures can be used ...
Fans of Taylor Swift are wishing her father, Scott Kingsley Swift, well as he recovers from heart surgery. Scott Swift, 73, underwent a quintuple bypass over a month ago after doctors suggested ...
Although open-heart surgery can be life saving, it may lead to long-term side effects such as chronic pain, memory difficulties, and emotional or psychological challenges. Open-heart surgery is one of ...