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Minimally invasive heart surgery is based on traditional heart surgery but is designed to decrease the impact of open heart surgery on the patient by decreasing the amount of chest that is cut open, and also to avoid the use of a heart-lung machine. Minimally invasive heart surgery is becoming the future for cardo surgery but there are some surgeons that argue that minimally invasive surgery may not be the safest rout for surgery. There are both benefits and risks to minimally invasive heart surgery. Some of the benefits to minimally invasive heart surgery are smaller incision sizes and avoiding the use of a heart-lung machine. Smaller incisions results in a smaller scare size, less pain, and a smaller recovery time. According the article Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery from the Raney Zusman Medical Group “Patients may be discharged from the hospital in 2 to 3 days, compared to the typical 5 to 10 days after traditional open heart surgery”.(Raney Zusman 1). Not using a heart-lung machine results in a lower risk of complications during surgery, like stroke, kidney damage, and bleeding. One of the risks of minimally invasive heart surgery is the operation is more difficult than traditional heart surgery. There is not as much access to the heart and visibility is limited. Another risk is that not all operations are possible as some patients may not be candidates due to other health risks. Minimally invasive heart surgery is not possible without placing the patient at risk because many procedures have the best out come with traditional open heart surgery. "Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery." Raney Zusman Medical Group. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2015. http://www.raneyzusman.com/heart-surgery/minimally-invasive-heart-surgery.html "Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery." Mayo Clinic. N.p., 6 June 2015. Web. 19 Nov. 2015. <http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/minimally-invasive-heart-surgery/basics/definition/prc-20013701>. Ramon, Rai. "The Benefits of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery." Chicago Heart Surgery. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2015. <chicagoheartsurgery.com/benefits-minimally-invasive-cardiac-surgery/>. Casselman, Filip. "Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Surgery." European Society of Cardiology. N.p., 16 Oct. 2013. Web. 25 Nov. 2015.