This surgery is ideal for patients who may be deemed inoperable or at high risk for open heart surgery. For patients like Ms.

Allen Tumey's mom said it's been a journey of ups and downs. Her 8-year-old son is nonverbal and has spent most of his life ...

Kenneth Liao, MD, PhD, completed his 900th robotic heart surgery in December.  Robotic procedures that Dr. Liao and his team perform include mitral valve repair and replacement, tricuspid valve repair ...

Heart valves can be replaced with open heart surgery or with less invasive procedures that don’t require your chest to be opened. Known as transcatheter valve replacement, this type of procedure has ...

Santa made a long-awaited return to NYU Langone Hospital in Mineola on Dec. 17 after being a patient there just weeks ago.

After eight years of training, Dr. Maureen McKiernan made her debut as the lead surgeon on an infant heart transplant — an ...

The goal of heart valve surgery is to repair or replace a malfunctioning heart valve to prevent the development of life-threatening conditions. Valves are one-way gates in the heart that keep blood ...

Concepcion "Chit" Garina Dodd, mother of actress Sue Ramirez, is scheduled to undergo a high-risk open-heart surgery on ...

Real Madrid soccer legend Roberto Carlos recovering after heart surgery originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The ...

A Brazilian hospital says former Brazil and Real Madrid star Roberto Carlos has been released after heart surgery this week.

When Merv Rogers went to the doctor for shoulder pain, he had no idea he’d be having open heart surgery a few weeks later.