The world’s first minimally invasive heart bypass procedure — done without cutting open the chest wall — has been performed ...

It involves less pain, less bleeding, and there’s lower risk of infection,” said cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Sanjay Tripathi.

For high-risk patients, the method could offer a safer alternative to open-heart surgery.

A 29-year-old man underwent a rare life-saving hybrid cardiac surgery, combining open bypass with minimally invasive ...

It’s a serious heart defect that can cause blood to flow into the wrong part of the heart chamber, and up until recently, it ...

By becoming the first health system in the region to offer robotic mitral valve surgery, this minimally invasive approach offers many benefits for patients. In this segment, cardiothoracic ...

Frustrated by his inability to help these men, Harken began a series of experimental surgeries on animals. In the first round ...