At only 10 months old, Alexander had his first open heart surgery. Now, he is undergoing another open heart surgery to connect his main arteries to his lungs. “All the old blood and the new ...

Rest when tired, and do not try to push through fatigue or pain. During the first 3 months, or 12 weeks, after open heart surgery, it is usually safe to do light housework. Light gardening and ...

The FET procedure involves placing a hybrid graft, a combination of a surgical graft and a stent graft, resembling an elephant’s trunk. The upper portion replaces the aortic arch, while the lower ...

A patient who was one of a region's first to have a new heart procedure says it helped her get her life back. Valerie Wells, ...