Open-heart surgery is any kind of surgery in which a surgeon makes a large cut, or incision, in a person’s chest to allow them to open the rib cage and operate on their heart.

They can then close your rib cage and seal your wounds with stitches. ... Open-heart surgery refers to any procedure that involves opening your ribcage to access your heart.

The rib cage is also known as the thoracic cage, and the primary rib cage function is to protect the organs inside the chest. These organs include the heart and lungs , which are two of our most ...

The Medtronic device, called CoreValve, is now cleared for patients who can’t undergo open-heart surgery. It has tested its valve in almost 800 patients who were high-risk but who could have ...

Amy Grant speaks out about open heart surgery in an interview that aired Aug. 13, 2020, on "Good Morning America." ... Dr. John Bright Cage, asked Grant how she was doing health-wise.

The condition likely would've killed her in the next two or three years, Cage said. Grant had successful open heart surgery in June, and, 10 days later, she shared her gratitude — and a picture ...

New technology letting doctors insert man-made heart valves with a catheter instead of cracking open the chest is aiming to change the face of cardiac care for many aging baby boomers. The ...