Galewitz, Phil,

Breakthroughs in Bypass Surgery. Phil Galewitz. - Palm Beach Post, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 80, Science, 1522-3264; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: Breakthroughs in Bypass Surgery, Aug. 8, 2004; pp. 1A+.

"The patient, who asked not to be identified, is one of a growing number of people who undergo open-heart surgery while their heart continues beating instead of having the organ stopped and the body hooked to a heart-lung machine to circulate the blood and restock it with oxygen." (PALM BEACH POST) This article describes a new type of open-heart surgery in which the heart continues beating during the surgery.

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Coronary artery bypass
Heart--Diseases--Treatment
Heart--Surgery
Medical innovations
Robots--Surgical use

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