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

The unconventional method could be the future of heart surgeries.

Health Rounds: First human coronary bypass surgery performed without chest cracking

(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) Jan ...
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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 ...
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Innovative New Procedure May Change the Future of Some Coronary Artery Bypass Surgeries

Researchers have created a new noninvasive technique for performing a type of artery bypass that may change the future of some coronary surgeries.
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7-year-old girl thriving after surprise diagnosis leads to open-heart surgery

GOOCHLAND, Va. (WWBT/Gray News) - A 7-year-old Virginia girl is thriving months after undergoing open-heart surgery for a congenital heart defect. Millie Haenlein, a second grader at Goochland ...