Thousands of heart surgeries are performed every day in the United States. Many patients have excellent results—not only do patients survive longer than they used to, they enjoy a good quality of life.
Ventricular assist devices (VAD) can keep the blood pumping properly while a person with serious heart issues waits for a heart transplant. They may also be used as permanent solutions for people who have severe heart failure, and have another chronic disease or issue that makes them ineligible for a heart transplant.
Heart surgery for heart failure helps repair a variety of heart conditions and disorders.
Structural heart disease a term commonly used to describe defects or disorders in the heart’s structure—its valves, for instance.
Women face unique risks, warning signs and symptoms of heart disease. Here's what women—and men who care about them—need to know about this condition.
Cardiomyopathy is a condition in which the heart muscle has difficulty pumping blood. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Adult congenital heart disease is a type of defect in one or more structures of the heart that occurs before birth. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
A surgical procedure to reroute blood flow around narrowed or blocked coronary arteries.
When the heart stops pumping blood, it's called cardiac arrest.
Organ transplants, including heart, liver, kidney and pancreas, require highly specialized anesthesiology skills.