Kennesaw State University mechanical engineering professor Philippe Sucosky has earned a prestigious American Heart Association (AHA) Institutional Enhancement Award to advance his study on bicuspid ...

Aneurysm occurs when a blood vessel weakens and bulges If this blood vessel is ruptured it can lead to severe internal ...

After decades of sharing the dizzying heights and crushing lows of his life, the top-rating KIIS FM host made no secret of ...

If the arteries in your heart are involved ... a significantly increased risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm. The Society for Vascular Surgery notes that more than 90% of patients with abdominal ...

Until Jio Rodriguez was wheeled into the operating room for open-heart surgery last Valentine's Day, he'd never seen his ...

St. Luke's vascular surgeons were the first in the Northeast to enroll a patient in a research study that could revolutionize ...

We create and deliver top quality education to inspire and unite the next generation of healthcare and health science leaders. The Division of Surgery aims to improve outcomes for patients undergoing ...

Neil recalled what led to his open heart surgery during a 2016 interview with The Wrap, calling the health crisis “a bitch” to deal with. At the time, he had gotten over the hurdles of cancer ...

In addition to regular exercise and not smoking, diet is one of the best ways to protect your heart. That’s because inflammation, blood pressure, cholesterol, and other heart disease risk ...

There are also risks from using anesthesia during surgery. These side effects can include: problems with heart rhythm allergic reactions to anesthesia confusion upon waking up from sedation ...

Coronary artery bypass surgery is a procedure to treat coronary heart disease. There are various types, including multiple bypass and minimally invasive. The medical name for coronary artery or ...

The short version: He has some heart issues, and he needs surgery. The long version involves ... and can cause the heart to work harder; an aneurysm; and a blocked left anterior descending artery ...