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What is Minimally invasive coronary artery surgery? Minimally invasive coronary artery surgery is a surgical procedure that’s performed in the heart by making small incisions in the chest area using specialized instruments. This procedure is also commonly known as keyhole surgery. The types of incisions used in minimally invasive coronary artery surgery are: 1. Partial Sternotomy – These incisions are 3 to 4 inches long, and are made through the sternum to separate the breast bone, providing the surgeon a clear and unobstructed view of the affected heart areas. This method is used for ascending aortal, mitral valve, tricuspid valve, fibro blastoma surgeries. 2. Mini-thoracotomy – This type of surgery does not involve cutting through the breastbone. This procedure involvescutting into the muscles between the ribs to reach the heart. This method is used for epicardial lead placement surgeries, transapical TAVR, and transapical TEVAR. 3. Robotically assisted heart surgery – This surgery requires incisions in four places. One, a small working incision along with another three incisions are made in various places between the ribs. A tiny camera is inserted through these incisions and instruments are attached to robotic arms. The wrist of the robot has motion sensors to help control the instruments for the surgeon. This method is used when operating in mitral valve, tricuspid valve with procedures such as mitral, fibro blastoma surgeries etc.