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 recent study found that about one in five older adults develops an infection within six months after heart surgery. Women ...

If you or your loved one has had a heart attack ... sooner after surgery which did not involve opening your sternum, as long as you are not suffering from any discomfort and your wound has healed ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Schwartz, MD Recovery from open heart surgery, both in the hospital and beyond, is a long, involved process. The duration depends on the specific medical issue being ...

One in 5 older adults develop infections up to six months after heart surgery, and women are more likely to experience infections. Black people experience higher rates of infections compared to white ...

One in five older adults gets an infection up to six months after heart surgery - with women far more likely to develop one, ...

In the era of cardiac catheterization and openheart surgery the recognition ... and repair of a wound of the right ventricle. After this procedure he had a persistent heart murmur and slowly ...

The goal of coronary artery bypass grafting ... it prevents your heart from getting the blood and oxygen that it needs to function properly. CABG can often be combined with and performed at the same ...

At the start of the new year, I attended a field trip with my Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School nursing class to ...

NORTH TEXAS – A North Texas man who survived a triple bypass surgery is raising awareness about heart disease this February, American Heart Month. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in ...