Median sternotomy is a viable alternative to PLT that provides superior surgical exposure and results in fewer complications in long-segment tracheal resections.

Thoracic aneurysm open surgery is a treatment for a thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), a bulge in your aorta. The aorta, your body’s largest blood vessel, begins at your heart and extends into your ...

Both minimally invasive heart surgery and traditional surgery that involves opening the chest bone — a procedure known as sternotomy — are safe, effective ways to repair a damaged mitral valve.

Cardiac rehabilitation can start 2 weeks after sternotomy rather than waiting the usual 6 weeks, a randomized noninferiority trial suggests.

Infections with S aureus following median sternotomy (incision through the midline of the sternum) cause substantial illness and death.

NEW ORLEANS — Minimally invasive thoracoscopically guided right mini-thoracotomy for mitral valve repair was as effective and safe compared with sternotomy, with faster recovery and shorter ...

Infections with S aureus following median sternotomy (incision through the midline of the sternum) cause substantial illness and death. "A safe vaccine that provides protection against a majority ...

For example, their median hospital LOS was 5 days, compared to 6 days for the sternotomy group (P = .003), and 33.1% of the mini-thoracotomy patients were discharged within 4 days of the surgery ...