GOOCHLAND, Va. (WWBT/Gray News) - A 7-year-old Virginia girl is thriving months after undergoing open-heart surgery for a congenital heart defect. Millie Haenlein, a second grader at Goochland ...
Open heart surgery requires cutting open your chest to access and repair your heart. This is an extensive surgery that may last as long as 3-5 hours. Recovery from open heart surgery may take 4-6 ...
A cardiac nurse who had open heart surgery experienced significantly reduced pain and faster recovery time after her surgeon used a technique called cryoanalgesia, which involves freezing the nerves ...