Dear Doctor: Open-heart surgery is always risky. Scientists, clinicians are working on alternatives

ANSWER: I am very sorry to hear about the sudden death of your friend during surgery. Open-heart surgery is always risky, but ...
Los Angeles Times

Treating the Heart Without the Need for Open Heart Surgery

With significant advancements in heart treatment, the days of open-heart surgery as the only option for complex heart conditions are mostly behind us. Today, minimally invasive procedures can be used ...
CBS News

Maryland's first artificial heart valve replacement performed without open-heart surgery

A groundbreaking heart procedure at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital has made Maryland history. Joan Mertz, 83, became the first patient in the state to undergo an artificial heart valve replacement ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

New heart procedure reduces need for open heart surgery

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Local doctors at the TriHealth Heart and Vascular Institute are pioneering a breakthrough specialty that reduces the need for open heart surgery. Dr. Joseph Choo, a structural ...
Wall Street Journal

A Breakthrough Heart Procedure Comes With Risky Tradeoffs

After months of dizziness and arms aching so badly she could barely walk her dog, Susan Glannan lay stunned in a sunny hospital room as a doctor told her she should have open heart surgery. The idea ...