Home visits by a cardiac surgery nurse practitioner (NP) following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery can dramatically reduce a patient’s risk of hospital readmission and death 30 days ...

MANHASSET, NY – A study from North Shore University Hospital's (NSUH) cardiothoracic surgery department demonstrated a very significant reduction in hospital readmissions after coronary artery bypass ...

A multidisciplinary approach and symptom management are both vital components of home care to provide continuity of care after cardiac surgery because they decrease symptoms and readmissions to the ...

Cardiothoracic surgeons use surgery to treat diseases that affect the organs inside your chest, including your heart, esophagus, and lungs. They specialize in the following treatments and conditions: ...

Heart surgery has long been seen as one of the most complex procedures in modern medicine. Precision, technology, years of training. Everything comes together in the operating room. But there is ...

WILKES-BARRE — Cherise Williams has joined Commonwealth Health as a cardiothoracic surgery nurse practitioner at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Williams is a licensed practical nurse and holds an ...

Thoracic aneurysm open surgery is a treatment for a thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), a bulge in your aorta. The aorta, your body’s largest blood vessel, begins at your heart and extends into your ...