Punta Cana. –A prestigious American thoracic surgeon presented in the country a novel surgery that is used as an alternative to open heart surgeries.
The McGinn technique or MICS CABG (Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery) allows blocked arteries in the heart to be treated without completely opening the sternum.
Presented by cardiac and thoracic surgeon Joseph T. McGinn at the Latin American Congress of the American College of Cardiology, the procedure is performed through small incisions between the ribs.
Before the scientific community of cardiology specialists present at the Latin American Congress of the American College of Cardiology, and from the United States, Latin America and the Dominican Republic, cardiac and thoracic surgeon Joseph T. McGinn explained that the technique is a less invasive and effective option for patients with coronary disease.
Regarding the benefits for patients, he highlighted that this minimally invasive procedure allows for a faster recovery, reduces hospital stay, reduces the risk of infection and patients return to their daily routines in a shorter recovery time compared to traditional bypass, postoperative pain is reduced, and only small skin incisions are needed to perform the surgery.
He said that the procedure does not use a heart pump, that in many cases the surgery is performed with the heart beating and that postoperative pain is significantly reduced, as is the size of the scars.
“This technique is highly effective for patients seeking a less invasive treatment while maintaining the effectiveness of traditional coronary bypass,” said McGinn, who is chief of cardiac surgery at Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute and has performed more than 5,000 such surgeries.
The American doctor said that the ideal candidate for the McGinn or MICS CABG technique is a patient who needs a coronary bypass but is looking to avoid traditional open heart surgery.
Dominican patients have the opportunity to undergo this type of surgery in this specialized center in the United States, since there is a representative office in the country run by César Fermín.
Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute was founded in 1987 to treat the heart and blood vessels as one system, combining research, pioneering clinical studies and cutting-edge techniques.
The Latin American Congress of the ACC, where this procedure was presented, had an agenda of 118 conferences, 107 speakers, 17 thematic sessions, plenary sessions and presentation of clinical cases.
Dr. Licurgo Cruz, governor of the Dominican Chapter of the ACC, reported that more than 600 cardiologists from the country, the United States, Puerto Rico and Latin American nations attended.
The organization, endorsement and logistics of the congress were participated in by: Dominican Society of Cardiology.
