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Health Encyclopedia: Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
Minimally invasive heart surgery refers to several approaches for bypassing critically blocked arteries. The minimally invasive procedures are less difficult and risky than conventional open heart surgery such as coronary artery bypass grafting, or CABG. The minimally invasive proceduresrestore healthy blood flow to the heart without having to stop the heart and put the patient on a heart-lung machine during surgery.
Currently, there are three types of these procedures:
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