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  1. Open-heart surgery. Open-heart surgery is any kind of surgery in which a surgeon makes a large incision (cut) in the chest to open the rib cage and operate on the heart. "Open" refers to the chest, not the heart. Depending on the type of surgery, the surgeon also may open the heart.

  2. Open heart surgery is a procedure in which the patient's heart is opened and surgery is performed on the internal structures of the heart. It was discovered by Wilfred G. Bigelow of the University of Toronto that the repair of intracardiac pathologies was better done with a bloodless and motionless environment, which means that the heart should ...

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  4. Mar 25, 2021 · Overview. What is open-heart surgery? Heart surgery is a procedure to treat heart problems. Open-heart surgery is one way surgeons can reach the heart. Open-heart surgery requires opening the chest wall to make the heart easier for the surgeon to reach. To access the heart, surgeons cut through the sternum (breastbone) and spread the ribs.

  5. Jun 12, 2023 · Open-heart surgery involves cutting open and performing surgery on the muscles, valves, or arteries of the heart. You can help minimize some risks through caring for yourself and your...

  6. Aug 29, 2018 · Open heart surgery is an operation to repair a fault or damage in the heart. The operation requires the surgeon to open the chest to access the heart. The most common type of open heart...

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  7. Feb 13, 2024 · 4 min read. Open heart surgery is a way to treat heart disease. To do it, your doctor opens your chest wall, cuts through your sternum, and spreads your ribs to get access to the heart....

  8. May 6, 2003 · Fifty Years of Open-Heart Surgery. On May 6th, 2003, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first successful open-heart operation performed with the use of the heart-lung machine, one of the most important forms of therapy in the history of cardiac disease.

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