Q: My cardiovascular surgeon tells me medicine has mostly abandoned shunt and stent placements as a solution to carotid artery plaques. Instead, doctors are returning to the older “Roto-Rooter” ...

They say “better late than never.” I had been procrastinating about this day for many years. I finally had the dreaded Roto-Rooter procedure, commonly known as “the coming of age for seniors,” or best ...

PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WSAZ) - At one point invasive heart surgery and medication were the only treatment alternatives for any patient with a blockage in their arteries. “We’re sitting at a place where heart ...

Dear Doctor: My cardiovascular surgeon tells me medicine has mostly abandoned shunt and stent placements as a solution to carotid artery plaques. Instead, doctors are returning to the older ...

A new medical device is giving some people with heart disease a less invasive alternative to open heart surgery. Bill Dumbauld, 76, is one of them. He was concerned about shortness of breath and chest ...

Sister Margaret Hartigan, a nun with the Sisters of Mercy, didn't feel sick and wasn't particularly worried about her heart -- but she had a concern she thought her physician could address. "I went in ...

Today, James Nichols stands head and shoulders above what he described as the "most unbelievable pain" he ever experienced. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to ...