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There is a different way to perform open heart surgery
Traditional Full Sternotomy
Endoscopic Cardiac Surgery in Women
Endoscopic Cardiac Surgery in Men
A median sternotomy is the 15 to 25 cm length traditional approach for most of the open heart procedures including coronary artery revascularization and valve surgery. This includes the chest bone section. It takes 4 to 6 weeks for the bone to heal.
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A less than 2 cm lateral working port is all I need to perform most of the valve procedures including repair and replacement. This pictures shows a patient 3 months after an endoscopic double valve repair.
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A periareolar working port allows to perform most of the valve surgery including single or multiple valve repair and many other open heart surgical procedures. This picture shows a periareolar working port 4 weeks after surgery
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Tommaso Hinna Danesi, MD | Cardiac Surgeon
Tommaso Hinna Danesi is the Section Chief of Valve Surgery and Endoscopic Valvular Program Director at the Brigham And Women's Hospital in Boston (MA - USA). He served as Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Cincinnati (OH - USA), College of Medicine Cardiac Surgery Division; as well as Vice-Chair of the Cardiac Surgery Unit and Director of the Minimally Invasive and Endoscopic Cardiac Surgery Program at AULSS8 San Bortolo Hospital in Vicenza (Italy).
He is specialized in Heart Valve Surgery. He is one of the foremost experts in Totally Endoscopic Cardiac Surgery (TECS), Thoracoscopic Cardiac Surgery (TCS), Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (MICS) and Transcatheter structural heart intervention. These techniques provide the Patients better outcomes in terms of short hospital stay and faster postop recovery, less or no-scar surgery and a quick return to the normal Life.
A Thoracoscopic Cardiac operation is a "closed chest" procedure where no cuts are needed. Just few 5 to 10 mm small incisions allow endoscopic instruments and an high-definition camera to enter the chest. Follow the link below to learn more.
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery is a less invasive way to perform Cardiac Surgery. It's a wide area including T-ECS, TCS and mini-sternotomy or mini-thoracotomy surgery.
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Transcatheter therapies represent .the less invasive way to fix the heart. Through a small catheter structural heart issue can be addressed in selected Patients. Click the button to learn more about operations, techniques and perspectives.
Endoscopic Cardiac
Surgery is the most advanced approach for cardiac surgery. Through an incision smaller than 1 inches) the Surgeon could perform any open heart surgery including valve repair, replacement and congenital defects repair. Click below to learn more!
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