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.

Fear, anxiety, anger, sadness, and confusion are just a few of the emotions patients and their caregivers navigate before, during, and after open-heart surgery. “The emotional and mental health ...

Minimally invasive heart surgery reduces recovery time to six weeks versus twelve weeks for open-heart surgery.