Last year, surgeons performed 148 lung transplants, the most in a single year since Northwestern's lung transplant program ...

Lung perfusion, or "lungs in a box," allows surgeons to repair damaged donor lungs, while lung refrigeration, or "lungs in a fridge," preserves the lungs for a longer period of time than standard ...

As contemporary surgical practice continues to evolve, patients who undergo surgical lung volume reduction (LVRS) for ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports heart disease as the leading cause of death in the United States and ...

Yuda Liu, MD, cardiothoracic surgeon, has joined Hamilton Physician Group – Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Looking back on the accomplishments of recent past presidents of CHEST, John A. Howington, MD, MBA, FCCP, hopes to “continue ...

Bart Frazzitta was told he had a 5% chance of surviving esophageal cancer. Twenty-five years later, he's still here and helping others.

Feb. 4 will mark the relaunch of the ATS Breathe Easy Podcast. The American Thoracic Society is breathing new life into its ...

Health First’s Heart & Vascular Program has earned its third straight 3-star overall isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) recognition from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). [...] ...

In a multicenter, retrospective review of patients admitted with intact and ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), ...

After missing Wednesday's game, Andrew Nembhard (thoracic spine sprain) and Bennedict Mathurin (illness) returned to Pacers practice Friday.

January saw almost every major cardiovascular subspecialty represented among our most-clicked stories of the month.