Our Services
Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery
What it treats
Our cardiac surgeons work continually to develop minimally invasive techniques for many types of heart surgery. In each procedure, every effort is made to limit trauma to the patient. In minimally invasive procedures, one or more small incisions is made between the ribs, giving easy access and visibility to all internal areas. Specially designed instruments enable the same standard techniques used in open-chest procedures.
Compared to open-chest surgery, minimally invasive techniques result in:
- Less pain
- Quicker recovery
- Improved quality of life and heart function
- Easier mobility and walking
- Lower risk of complications
- A shorter hospital stay and quicker return home.
- Faster return to "normal life" (often in two weeks)
- Minimal assistance once home
- Earlier, more consistent cardiac rehabilitation program
- Less scarring
Common minimally invasive procedures
UR Medicine’s cardiac team of surgeons are extensively skilled at minimally invasive cardiac surgery for patients who need:
- Multi-Vessel Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
- Mitral Valve Repair or Replacement (MVR)
- MVR/Tricuspid Repair
- Aortic Valve Replacement (AVR)
- Myectomy
- Septal ablation