Surgeons just performed the first open heart surgery without ever opening the chest. Here's how.

The unconventional method could be the future of heart surgeries.
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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 ...
U.S. News & World Report

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

World’s First Minimally Invasive Heart Bypass Could Make Open-Heart Surgery a Thing of the Past By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Jan. 8, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Open-heart surgery might ...
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Bypassing a big incision: Less invasive approach to open-heart surgery

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — For many patients, the fear of ...
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While watching a heart surgery, Carrick students learn about the many paths to a medical career

Carrick High School students Lauren Bateman and Mario Germany watch an open-heart surgery at Allegheny General Hospital. On just about any given weekday at Allegheny General Hospital, there are around ...
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Chesapeake Regional Healthcare celebrates 100 open-heart surgeries and counting

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Chesapeake Regional Healthcare is marking a major milestone. The health system has now performed 100 open-heart surgeries and counting, less than three years after establishing the ...