While not every heart surgery can be performed without transfusion, The Christ Hospital cardiac surgery program has refined ...

Doug LaMalfa was caught in the middle of California's redistricting battle when he suffered a medical emergency, and left a ...

Premenopausal women presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are a unique and often underrecognized patient population. Although they are traditionally considered at lower cardiovascular risk ...

Due to the sudden rupture of the aortic wall, aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition that requires immediate medical attention, as it can lead to vascular collapse. Individuals with ...

If you think hissing cockroaches make for an unusual Valentine's Day gift, wait until you hear what Houston's Health Museum has in store for the mid-February holiday. On Feb. 14, the museum will host ...

It is a little known form of heart attack that mainly affects younger women. It is called SCAD – spontaneous coronary artery dissection. Even health professionals don’t always recognise it, know how ...

Heart attacks often happen when something blocks blood flow in a heart artery. Atherosclerosis, or plaque build-up in your arteries, is the leading cause of heart attacks. You can make lifestyle ...

Criteria for who should get heart surgery and when are based primarily on research in men, but two studies suggest this leads ...