It involves less pain, less bleeding, and there’s lower risk of infection,” said cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Sanjay Tripathi.

This surgery is ideal for patients who may be deemed inoperable or at high risk for open heart surgery. For patients like Ms.

It’s a serious heart defect that can cause blood to flow into the wrong part of the heart chamber, and up until recently, it ...

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Lois & Richard Nicotra Heart Institute at Northwell Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze, has been recognized as one of the nation’s top cardiothoracic surgical ...