Today, James Nichols stands head and shoulders above what he described as the "most unbelievable pain" he ever experienced. Nichols, 71, had a blockage affecting the blood flow in his leg. For five ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...