Robotic heart surgery on the other hand is less invasive, reducing post-operational recovery time and aesthetic impact. Doctors make small incisions in the patient’s thorax, allowing them to ...

A nurse involved in a world-first robot-assisted heart surgery has spoken about the important role her team played in the groundbreaking procedure. Clinicians at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and ...

In order to get blood to the heart muscle of a by-pass patient more ... it's usually taken from the patient's chest during the by-pass surgery itself. When a vein is required, surgeons normally ...