A major trend in cardiac surgery is what’s called the “hybrid approach,” which can involve applying open and catheter-based ...

Further database analysis is needed to create accurate risk prediction models for surgical morbidity and mortality to aid ...

Many heart procedures are labeled as “minimally invasive,” but some of these procedures still involve cutting through the ...

Researchers, physician-scientists and cardiac surgeons are leading technological and life-saving therapeutic advances to gain a deeper understanding of cardiovascular disease.

Heart specialists at Mayo Clinic today presented new research at the 2026 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting that ...

For patients who undergo cardiac surgery, systematic use of a two-pronged strategy that involves sternotomy closure with rigid-plate fixation (RPF) plus an enhanced-recovery protocol (ERP) can produce ...

An estimated 4.2 million people die within 30 days of surgery worldwide each year. A new study suggests that deaths and ...

A bundle of protocols including patient education, skin prep, and glove changes reduced infections at a large US surgical ...

Gautam R. Velamoor, M.D.: mitral valve reconstruction, cardiac surgery-adult, aortic surgery, aortic valve replacement-transcatheter TAVR; Virginia Mason Seattle Medical Center, 1201 Terry Ave., ...