A fundraiser has been organized over the weekend for former Snot, Sevendust and Amen guitarist, Sonny Mayo, who recently had ...

Mayo is afflicted by a genetic coronary artery disease, causing him to suffer multiple heart attacks throughout his life.

Longtime nu-metal guitarist Sonny Mayo has suffered a heart attack and been forced to undergo emergency triple bypass surgery ...

In sharp contrast to earlier studies, patients with severe triple-vessel heart disease fared equally well whether they underwent open-heart bypass surgery (CABG) or a less invasive procedure called ...

Your heart already has its own built-in bypass system that predicts whether the heart muscle is alive or dead—according to ...

In the past at Atrium Health's Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute, as in many other hospitals, postoperative cardiac patients were discharged with a vague understanding of what recovery entails.

Allegheny General Hospital (AGH), the flagship academic medical center of Allegheny Health Network (AHN), has once again earned the highest possible three‑star rating from The Society of Thoracic ...

Cardiopulmonary bypass is a surgical procedure that uses a machine to perform the functions of the heart and lungs. It enables a surgeon to open and repair the heart without interrupting its essential ...

Nikki Exotika, a former cast member of “90 Day Fiancé,” is recovering after undergoing emergency quadruple bypass surgery this week following a heart attack, Us Weekly reports. The 50-year-old ...

Sasha Still, M.D., an assistant professor of the UAB Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, was recently featured on UAB's MedCast Podcast. During the episode, Still discusses the unique procedure of ...

After a major heart attack or heart surgery, such as bypass/angioplasty, life feels like a new beginning for the patient.

Medical procedures for coronary artery disease include angioplasty, which uses balloons and stents to open blocked arteries, and bypass surgery, which creates new pathways around blockages using ...