US surgeons perform first full robotic heart transplant without chest incision
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Surgeons at Houston's Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center conducted the first U.S. fully robotic heart transplant, replacing a failing heart without opening the chest. The procedure on a 45-year-old man with advanced heart failure used small incisions and a surgical robot. This approach reduces surgical trauma, blood loss, and infection risk. The patient was discharged after a month without complications, potentially transforming future complex organ replacements.
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