Open-heart surgery is one of the most significant life-saving surgeries performed today for an array of heart conditions. With the advent of modern technology, it has a usual risk of 1% to 5%, which is as good as any other surgery performed today. In this type of surgery, heart surgeons make an incision to access the inside of the chest of the patient, and perform surgery on the heart’s internal structures.
Thanks to the introduction of technologically advanced heart surgery techniques, some methods have evolved, such as beating heart surgery, minimally invasive heart surgery (MICS) or robotic heart surgery, where incisions are substantially smaller, less traumatic, and cosmetically better.