If you like the Discovery Channel, you'll love this - on Nov. 6, a team of University of Michigan surgeons will perform a minimally-invasive, life-saving procedure cardiovascular operation - live and online.
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...many patients aren’t strong enough to withstand a traditional open operation in this area of the aorta just inches from the heart — so a minimally invasive procedure is their only hope for preventing a potentially deadly rupture. Others might be able to have open surgery but would experience less pain and have a shorter hospital stay if they could have minimally-invasive procedure instead.
Fortunately, new options are making it possible for doctors to repair such aneurysms without open surgery, even in the tricky upper part of the aorta.
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THIS STORY FIRST APPEARED IN METROMODE
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