Doctors successfully perform open-heart surgery without opening the chest

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Doctors successfully performed a coronary artery bypass without opening the chest, marking a significant advancement in cardiac surgery. This novel technique, called VECTOR, utilized catheters inserted through a leg artery to create a new blood flow route to the heart, avoiding risks associated with traditional open-heart surgery for high-risk patients. The experimental procedure proved successful in its first human trial, offering potential for future minimally invasive treatment of coronary artery disease.


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