Minimally invasive heart surgery includes robot assisted heart surgery thoracoscopic surgery and surgery through a small incision in the chest direct less invasive access heart surgery in all types of minimally invasive procedures surgeons reach your heart through small incisions between the ribs of your chest. Minimally invasive cardiac surgery also known as mics cabg minimally invasive cardiac surgery coronary artery bypass grafting or the mcginn technique is heart surgery performed through several small incisions instead of the traditional open heart surgery that requires a median sternotomy approach mics cabg is a beating heart multi vessel procedure performed under direct vision through an anterolateral mini thoracotomy. Operations are performed using much less invasive incisions than those used with the standard sternotomy approach compared to standard open chest cardiac surgery these minimally invasive techniques involve less pain fewer wound complications shorter hospital stays superior cosmesis and faster recovery times for patients. Tagged anterior leaflet augmentation cannulation cleft anterior leaflet double valve surgery joseph lamelas miami method minimally invasive cardiac surgery minimally invasive valve surgery mitral annuloplasty mitral valve mitral valve repair mitral valve surgery ostium primum atrial septal defect pericardial patch re operative