Little surgery, big plans. (cover story)

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  • Author(s): Shute, Nancy
  • Source:
    U.S. News & World Report. 07/28/97, Vol. 123 Issue 4, p69. 4p. 8 Color Photographs.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      MINIMALLY invasive procedures; CARDIAC surgery
    • Abstract:
      Looks at minimally invasive heart surgery, which proponents say is less painful and less debilitating than conventional open-chest surgery. The request for the procedures by consumers; The uncertainty of the implications of minimally invasive cardiac surgery; The cost-effectiveness of surgery; Statistics on several types of minimally cardiac surgery including valve repair, port-access, octopus and midcab; Comparison to traditional heart surgery.