Minimally Invasive Surgery

Posted By Tia on July 20, 1998 at 14:53:08:







I'm researching for a friend who needs aortic valve replacement and
double vessel coronary artery bypass surgery.  He has been told by his
doctor that he is not a candidate for minimally invasive surgery.  He is terribly
afraid of memory loss following surgery with a heart lung machine,as well
as the difficult recovery and risk from conventional surgery.  
He is
hoping that maybe somewhere on the cutting edge there is a possibility of
minimally invasive surgery for him.  Is there?