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 ...

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

For the first time ever in a human, doctors have performed coronary artery bypass grafting without having to cut through the ...

World’s First Minimally Invasive Heart Bypass Could Make Open-Heart Surgery a Thing of the Past

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

First minimally invasive coronary artery bypass achieved

For high-risk patients, the method could offer a safer alternative to open-heart surgery.
Becker's Hospital Review

Lexington Medical Center in SC to Offer Open-Heart Surgery After 10-Year Struggle

Lexington Medical Center in West Columbia, S.C., will soon host its first open-heart surgery after more than 10 years of conflict about the service with local hospitals, according to a State report.
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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 ...