Most heart surgical procedures have typically been performed through a middle sternotomy. The use of a sternotomy to gain access to the operating field is no longer necessary with minimally invasive cardiac surgeries (MICS).These surgeries necessitate the services of a qualified cardiac surgeon and well-equipped cardiac hospitals.
Initially, minimally invasive cardiac surgery was used to graft the left internal mammary artery to the left anterior descending artery. Valve repairs, as well as the closure of septal defects, are now performed using minimally invasive methods.
How it works
In the heart, there are four valves: aortic, mitral, pulmonary, and tricuspid. These valves open and close to allow blood to flow and oxygen and nutrients to reach all parts of the body. Inefficient blood flow can be caused by any of these valves malfunctioning.
When a valve isn’t working properly, it can cause three major issues:
- Blood leaks back into the heart because the valve does not seal completely. Regurgitation is the medical term for this.
- Because the valve does not fully open, blood flow out of the heart is reduced. This is referred to as stenosis.
- Endocarditis is an infection that affects or kills the valve.
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Traditionally, surgeons would cut a 12-inch incision down the middle of your chest and break the sternum, or breastbone, in half to gain access to the valve. This is sometimes referred to as “breaking the chest.” This procedure can take four to six hours to complete, and you should expect to be out of commission for six to eight weeks. To keep the sternum stable as it heals, your range of motion will be limited.
However, with minimally invasive cardiac surgery, we can prevent shattering the chest and cut the recovery time in half. We access the heart through the ribs with a 2 inch or less incision. There are no broken bones in our house. Most patients are up and driving in as little as 10 days after the surgery, which takes around two hours.
Some doctors use a surgical robot for this procedure, but that requires multiple small incisions and takes longer. When it comes to minimally invasive cardiac surgery, the robot can’t do it nearly as well or quickly as a human doctor.
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