The year was 1975, the place Sydney. Steven Spielberg's Jaws was terrifying movie goers in cinemas, local rock band AC/DC had released its debut album and then-29-year-old John Ross had double bypass ...

The heart-lung bypass machine that stills the heart while surgeons bypass an adult's clogged arteries or repair a baby's malformed heart can also trigger a potentially deadly inflammatory response.

A heart-lung machine takes over the work of the heart and lungs during surgeries. It oxygenates and circulates blood when a person's heart or lungs can't work properly. While essential, using a ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Sometimes the old ways are better. Historically, surgeons performing ...

Cardiopulmonary bypass, more commonly known as heart-and-lung bypass, has some unique impacts on the creation and growth of brain cells in the area of a child’s brain called the subventricular zone ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The University of New Mexico Hospital is teaming up with Albuquerque Fire Rescue to better respond to patients suffering from cardiac arrest. The hospital says they will ...

It's long been documented that women have a slimmer chance of surviving heart bypass surgery compared to men, and researchers believe that they now know why. Women tend to be more vulnerable to blood ...