Minimally-invasive heart surgery offers more benefits to patients
(WorldNews Health)

Surgeries can be a stressful experience for both the patient undergoing the procedure and the surgeon wielding the instruments. Sometimes, it can be traumatic if the surgery is a major one that involves weeks, or even months, of recovery. The current trend is to make major surgeries as minimally invasive as possible. This includes minimally invasive coronary artery bypass surgeries, where recovery time is shorter, smaller incisions are made and cost is lowered as patients spend less time at the hospital. However, carrying out such a surgery can be complicated and it takes more than the competency of the surgeon to make it work. National Heart Institute (better known by its Malay acronym IJN)...