Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery and the SMH Heart Team Approach HealthCasts Season 8, Episode 4

Minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) is one of the techniques used by cardiac surgeons to repair or replace valves, including the mitral valve. While the procedure has a shorter recovery time than the traditional sternotomy, it is still an open heart operation, and not the same as the minimally invasive techniques used by interventional cardiologists. SMH Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery Jonathan Hoffberger, DO, explains the different options, and how the heart team approach helps to pair the right patient with the right procedure. You can also watch the video recording on our Vimeo channel here . For more health tips & news you can use from experts you trust, sign up for Sarasota Memorial’s monthly digital newsletter, Healthe-Matters .

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Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery and the SMH Heart Team Approach HealthCasts Season 8, Episode 4 is an episode from Sarasota Memorial HealthCasts by Sarasota Memorial HealthCasts.

This episode is 00:19:13 long.

This episode was published on Feb 26, 2026.

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