After undergoing two open-heart surgeries in a year, a local elite runner is thanking the staff who saved him and is hoping to inspire others After undergoing two open-heart surgeries in a year, a ...
In sharp contrast to earlier studies, patients with severe triple-vessel heart disease fared equally well whether they underwent open-heart bypass surgery (CABG) or a less invasive procedure called ...
Recently, 12 students from West Shamokin High School’s AP Biology and Anatomy classes traveled to Allegheny General Hospital ...
It’s a serious heart defect that can cause blood to flow into the wrong part of the heart chamber, and up until recently, it ...
With significant advancements in heart treatment, the days of open-heart surgery as the only option for complex heart conditions are mostly behind us. Today, minimally invasive procedures can be used ...
My heart was breaking, but not from lost love. It was failing in the most literal sense. In 2020, my doctor recommended that I get an echocardiogram — an ultrasound of the heart — to establish a ...