A MAN assumed he was suffering from an allergic reaction after feeling a strange ripping in his chest - little did he know he'd be undergoing open heart surgery days later to save his life.

“I worked so hard. I went up with a typical Southern accent and post-traumatic stress from an open-heart surgery that gave me this hunched-over, caved-in-chest look,” the Scream star continued.

After undergoing two open-heart surgeries in a year, a local elite runner is thanking the staff who saved him and is hoping ...

DIY SOS star Mark Millar has given fans a health update and revealed his huge scar after having a triple heart bypass. The TV ...

By Jessica Alpert I had a hole in my chest. Three weeks had passed since my open-heart surgery. My body was rejecting some of my stitches, spitting them out like rotten food. “It should heal on ...

Your doctor will access your heart through your chest ... surgery, you may take diuretic drugs to help control fluid in your body. You may also take blood thinners or aspirin to prevent clots ...

Two months later, his echocardiogram led within a week to open heart surgery ... operation.” The surgery required opening Hegsted’s chest and putting him on a heart-lung machine that ...

Discover how Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (MIS CABG) is helping patients in Malaysia experience safer, ...

Other forms of heart disease include: Open heart surgery is a major procedure that involves opening the chest to repair or ...