Medically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MD Open heart surgery requires cutting open your chest to access and repair your heart.This is an extensive surgery that may last as long as 3-5 hours.Recovery ...

Mercy Health has adopted a new technique called Keep Your Move In The Tube, which allows open heart surgery patients to move more freely and with less pain, reducing the need for strong pain ...

An 11-year-old girl is giving thanks to her Maryland medical team after surgery to repair a hole in her heart.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The vertical scar on Anastasia Allen’s chest comes with more history than the 38-year-old would hope. Ten years ago, a blood infection led to her losing a leg and one of her heart ...