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

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

An estimated 4.2 million people die within 30 days of surgery worldwide each year. A new study, published in the European ...

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

LISBON - Portuguese researchers have identified alterations in the body that are indicative of complications after cardiovascular surgery, such as damage to organs, especially the kidneys, a discovery ...

Australians undergoing open-heart surgery could soon benefit from safer, simpler care and get home earlier thanks to the results of a world-first clinical trial led by Monash University's Victorian ...

Up to 30 percent of patients who undergo cardiac surgery experience recovery complications due to acute kidney injury. Previous research suggested administering statins pre- and post-operation might ...

Recovering from surgery for a widow maker—a severe heart attack caused by blockage of the left anterior descending (LAD) artery—requires careful attention to physical, emotional, and mental health.

A writer explores how a Jewish ritual changed her relationship with mortality. By Jessica Alpert I had a hole in my chest. Three weeks had passed since my open-heart surgery. My body was rejecting ...

Influencer Leah Jay has revealed she will undergo emergency heart surgery while pregnant, after doctors identified serious complications making her pregnancy high risk.