Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Dr. Joseph McGinn, an internationally renowned cardiothoracic surgeon, is the Medical Director of the Heart Institute of Staten Island and the Director of Cardiac Surgery at Staten Island University Hospital. Dr. McGinn is spearheading the way to a new era in CABG surgery

Dr. McGinn will conduct a live surgical web cast of a minimally invasive coronary artery bypass surgery (MICS CABG). A leading authority and pioneer in MICS CABG, Dr. McGinn has performed more than 350 MICS CABG procedures, averaging 3-4 cases per week.

With four cardiac surgeons, completing more than 4,000 heart surgeries since its founding in 2001, The Heart Institute of Staten Island is among New York State's top medical centers performing coronary artery bypass surgery. According to the New York State Department of Health, the Institute has attained this standing while accepting higher risk patients and still has the lowest mortality rate for open-heart surgery.

Worldwide, approximately 675,000 patients require some form of coronary artery bypass surgery each year. A majority of those patients are receiving arrested heart procedures, others beating heart procedures, and a growing number are receiving minimally invasive CABG procedures.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Coronary
• Artery
• Bypass
• MICS
• CABG
• surgery
• heart
• artery
• bypass
• open-heart

[B162mardiv]

Normally they cut open the ribs, this is very painful even months after the operation.

Now while this Minimally Invasive Surgery sounds much better, it's new and there's no statistics to show the percentage of complications compared to the normal way.

[docacejgib]

dude that sucks... hope it goes well

[jdk200975]

OMG this was poosted two years ago and im the first commenter... this is the kind of thing that i need done i am 34 and need a bypass..