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

LISBON, Portugal—Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery has increased freedom from postsurgical complications by 18% over 1 year, according to a Swiss ...

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

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

Women and men experience similar rates of dangerous complications after a major heart surgery. So why are women dying at higher rates than men when these complications strike? That's the main question ...

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

Female patients are more likely to die from postoperative cardiac surgery complications compared to male patients undergoing the same procedure, according to a study published Oct. 17 in JAMA Surgery.

Learn about surgical options for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), including septal myectomy, septal ablation, and heart ...

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.

Despite having no greater chance of developing problems after high risk cardiovascular surgery, women are more likely than men to die from postoperative complications, a new study suggests. The ...