Cardiac surgery minimally invasive

Cardiac surgery minimally invasive is the most important innovation carried out in the field of cardiovascular surgery in recent years.

What target has heart surgery minimally invasive?

The goal of this type of intervention, is to perform the same operations from the heart with less surgical invasiveness, but keeping the safety and efficacy of the procedure.

It is necessary to have a specialization technical and instrumental to be able to perform these procedures, as well as to perform an adequate evaluation of patients candidates for a minimally invasive surgery.

What are the differences with the cardiac surgery traditional?

The median sternotomy, opening the medial and longitudinal of the sternum (12-14cm) is the traditional way to access the heart. With minimally invasive surgery, we can operate the aortic valve through an incision of 5-7 cm (mini-sternotomy) and the mitral valve through a small incision (4-6 cm) in the right side of the chest.

Why opt for a minimally invasive surgery?

• Scar smaller
• Lower risk of infection.
• Menor pérdida de sangre durante la intervención.
• Less pain after the intervention.
• A shorter hospital stay
• Shorter recovery time