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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 recently documented the results of the landmark surgery in Circulation: ...
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First open-heart surgery successfully performed at Mizoram's lone medical college

Doctors at Zoram Medical College and Hospital in Aizawl have carried out the institution's first open-heart surgery on a ...
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Podcast 'Cardiac Cowboys' tells captivating story of Minnesota's open-heart surgery pioneers

"Cadiac Cowboys" covers the work of pioneering doctors who created modern day open heart surgery. NINA MOINI: Before the 1950s, heart surgery was widely regarded as a guaranteed instant death for a ...

Patients could see smaller incisions, shorter recoveries thanks to U.Va. Health robotic heart surgery program

U.Va. Health has launched Virginia’s first dedicated robotic heart surgery program as a less invasive alternative to ...
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Surgeons Just Performed the First Open Heart Surgery Without Ever Opening the Chest. Here's How.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." FOR THE FIRST time, doctors have successfully completed a coronary artery bypass without cutting the ...