What is minimally invasive cardiac surgery?

Minimally invasive cardiac surgery is a minimally invasive surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass, including interventional minimally invasive surgery, small incision minimally invasive surgery, details are as follows:

1. Interventional minimally

invasive surgery is to puncture peripheral blood vessels, under the guidance of X-ray fluoroscopy, catheter into the heart lesion site, balloon dilatation, stent implantation, etc. This surgery generally requires only local anesthesia, postoperative recovery is relatively fast.

2. Small incision minimally invasive surgery

is to make a small incision in the chest, under the TV thoracoscopy or ordinary magnifying glass for cardiac surgery. This method can reduce surgical trauma and scars, reduce postoperative pain, shorten hospital stay and rehabilitation time.