Thomas DeLorenzo, right, who started Balloons By Tommy at age 14, died Oct. 24 after a battle with cancer. The 38-year-old Elk Grove Village native was widely known for his balloon designs, which ...

First use of the balloon to open arteries feeding the heart was cautious and tentative. Only in cases where a patient suffered stenosis in just one vessel was angioplasty even considered.

Creating a huge heart was the best way to show that. "Heartbeat", an installation made of 100,000 balloons, will in London's Covent Garden Market for a month. Courtesy Edelman ...