'Miami Method' helps surgeons at NCH Rooney Heart Institute complete minimally invasive surgery

Miami Method at NCH

Surgeons at NCH's Rooney Heart Institute are using a minimally invasive heart surgery technique called the Miami Method, operating through a small incision between the ribs instead of opening the breastbone.

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  1. Surgeons at NCH's Rooney Heart Institute are using a minimally invasive heart surgery technique called the Miami Method, operating through a small incision between the ribs instead of opening the breastbone.
  2. Dr. Joseph Lamelas, who pioneered the method, said the incision is roughly four centimeters by two centimeters and that specialized long-shafted instruments make the small opening workable.
  3. The technique is used on major heart valves and is credited with shortening recovery from months to weeks, and surgeons worldwide are training on it.
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