Surgeons just performed the first open heart surgery without ever opening the chest. Here's how.

FOR THE FIRST time, doctors have successfully completed a coronary artery bypass without cutting the patient open. They ...
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First-ever high-risk heart bypass performed without opening patient's chest is a success

A patient who needed lifesaving heart surgery has become the first person ever to receive a coronary artery bypass without ...
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

New procedure at UAB offers minimally invasive option for patients at high risk for open heart surgery

This surgery is ideal for patients who may be deemed inoperable or at high risk for open heart surgery. For patients like Ms.