Strong Heart and Vascular Center
Division of Cardiac Surgery
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Strong Health’s cardiac surgeons
have developed extensive skill with minimally invasive cardiac
surgery. We’ve proven that minimally invasive surgery
is appropriate and effective for a majority of cardiac operations,
including even the most challenging surgeries, such as:
We are continually working minimally invasive techniques into
all types of heart surgery. In each procedure we perform, every
effort
is made to limit the trauma to the patient. In these types of
procedures, one or more tiny incisions is made between the ribs,
giving easy access to and clear visualization of all internal areas.
Specially designed
instruments allow us to then use the
same,
standard techniques we use in open-chest procedures.
Compared to open-chest
surgery, minimally invasive techniques
result in:
To find out if you are a candidate
for minimally invasive surgery, speak with your doctor.
For more information, or to schedule a consultation, please contact
us at 585-275-5384.
