Traditional Heart Surgery

Traditional heart surgery requires
a large incision. This open surgery
commonly results in substantial
blood loss and a lengthy and
uncomfortable recovery.
Advantages of
Minimally Invasive
Robotic Heart Surgery:
  • Less Time in Hospital
  • Less Pain
  • Less Chance of Infection
  • Less Bleeding
  • Less Scarring
  • Much Smaller Incisions
  • Less Recovery Time
Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
405.610.DOCS(3627)
Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
Our Heart
Surgeons
KathyLee Santangelo,
M.D., F.A.C.S.
Abbas Toughanipour, M.D.
Robotic Heart Surgery

Robotic minimally invasive cardiac
procedures avoid the drawbacks of
traditional heart surgery, including blood
loss, pain and scarring that typically result
from cutting through the breastbone and
opening the ribs.  Surgeons operate
through smaller incisions made between
the ribs.
As a result, our surgeons are helping
change the practice of cardiac surgery as
it's known today.
Heart Surgery - Traditional vs. Minimally Invasive
Incision for
traditional
heart
surgery
Incisions for
minimally invasive
robotic heart
surgery
Some of the specific minimally invasive
heart surgeries we perform are: Aortic
Valve Replacement, Mitral Valve
Replacement & Repair, Atrial Septal
Defect repair, Tricuspid Valve
Replacement & Repair, Patent
Foramen Ovale Repair and select
Coronary Bypass surgeries.
For more information, email us at heartsurgery@minimallyinvasivesurgery-okc.com or call
The Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery at 405.610.DOCS(3627).