A sternotomy, the gold standard for many complex heart procedures, involves splitting the entire breastbone to perform cardiac surgery. There are less invasive approaches to heart surgery available, both for heart valve disease and coronary artery disease.
Dr. Raymond Singer, Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Einstein Medical Center Montgomery, provides an overview of these less invasive approaches to heart surgery.
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