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

Connecticut State Police Trooper Joe O’Connell had already seen his share of health issues when his wife insisted he report to a cardiologist. He would sometimes get a lump in his throat that “kind of ...

Sasha Still, M.D., an assistant professor of the UAB Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, was recently featured on UAB's MedCast Podcast. During the episode, Still discusses the unique procedure of ...

Medical procedures for coronary artery disease include angioplasty, which uses balloons and stents to open blocked arteries, and bypass surgery, which creates new pathways around blockages using ...

Your heart already has its own built-in bypass system that predicts whether the heart muscle is alive or dead - according to ...