minimal invasive

what does minimal invasive heart surgery mean? Is it a shorter cut in the chest or is it under the breast?

[ireneo]

I suppose it depends on what's being done. A friend of mine needed a new heart valve and was hoping for a minimally invasive procedure. That would have meant some smaller incisions through the rib cage instead of having her sternum cracked open. Unfortunately she was not a candidate for the m/i type. But she got her new valve and has recovered nicely. Just had to do it the hard way.

[comfort41]

That's what I'm facing. Aortic valve replacement. Sounds like my cut will be in the chest only a shorter cut