Heart Surgery Breakthroughs Aiding Patients and Surgeons

It wasnt long ago that a long, zipper-like scar running down the middle of the chest was the unavoidable sign of a bypass surgery survivor. But in a growing number of cases, one to three smaller and less-obvious scars are the results of minimally invasive bypass procedures. Recent innovations in bypass surgery are giving surgeons greater control and patients speedier recoveries-many are now able to resume normal activities within a matter of days, instead of a month or longer.