U.S.News & World Report Ranks Cleveland Clinic Heart Center Number One in America for Tenth Year in a Row
... The Cleveland Clinic Heart Center celebrates a decade of being ranked as the nation’s No. 1 cardiac care center with the release in July of the U.S.News & World Report 2004 "America’s Best Ho...

Preventing Endocarditis: Recommendations for Antibiotic Use Before Certain Dental Procedures
... Endocarditis is a rare, life-threatening bacterial inflammation of the lining of the heart muscle and its valves. Although endocarditis can occur in anyone, it is more common in people who have heart...

The Effect of Heart Surgery on Neurological Function
... Heart surgery--particularly coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery*--is one of the most common surgical procedures in the United States, with more than 650,000 CABG surgeries performed each year....

The Latest Technology: Robotic-Assisted Cardiac Surgery
... What is robotic heart surgery? Robotic heart surgery is a type of minimally invasive surgery performed using robotic arms. The surgeon operates the robotic arms using joystick-like devices attached to...