When you stop exercising, your heart does not immediately come back to its normal resting rate. The heart returns to its normal rhythm at a gradual pace, during a process called heart rate recovery ...

Fear, anxiety, anger, sadness, and confusion are just a few of the emotions patients and their caregivers navigate before, during, and after open-heart surgery. “The emotional and mental health ...

A local Air Force veteran in Naples made an impressive recovery after undergoing life-saving open-heart surgery. Less than five weeks later, he is back on his feet. Tim Guerrette, a retired Air Force ...