The heart-lung machine was a groundbreaking invention that took place in Philadelphia and has saved millions of lives.

FOR THE FIRST time, doctors have successfully completed a coronary artery bypass without cutting the patient open. They recently documented the results of the landmark surgery in Circulation: ...

Walker Farrington, 7, was diagnosed with congenital heart defects before birth ...

A local baby born with a severe, life-threatening heart defect has a long road ahead of her that includes multiple open heart ...

An 86-year-old woman from Iowa became the first person in Nebraska to undergo a new heart valve replacement procedure, ...

Shana Hale, a Brooklyn mother of two and a technology executive, noticed a mild burning sensation in her chest during her ...

Barb Barnes faced a very difficult moment in 2005, after she underwent major open heart surgery. A nurse helped her through it.