This photo was taken after the surgery to correct the bleed on Poppy McGee’s brain last year. She is in the center in the front, in her wheelchair. Mollie is to her left, along with Mollie’s daughter, ...

Women are more likely than men to die of complications from high-risk cardiovascular surgery, a new study finds. These life-threatening complications, such as heart attacks and infections, were more ...

Many minimally invasive procedures are available to treat problems with your heart. These procedures can fix issues like malfunctioning valves and blockages in your heart’s arteries. Traditional heart ...

In a surgical first, doctors have replaced a heart valve through a small neck incision using robotic assistance, avoiding the need to open the chest. The pioneering procedure, performed at the ...

One in five older adults gets an infection up to six months after heart surgery, and women are far more likely to develop one, according to recent studies. Black patients also had higher rates of ...

A new, innovative procedure with no abdominal incision is now available at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – St. Louis. Hysterectomies are common procedures, especially for women experiencing ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — For many patients, the fear of ...

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 ...

Aortic root surgery (ARS) is a procedure to repair or replace the aortic root. There are various types of ARS surgery that come with different risks and benefits. The aorta is a large blood vessel ...