Choosing a
heart surgeon
could be the most
important decision
you'll ever make.

Until recently, heart valve surgery
was performed through an eight-
inch incision - right down the
center of your chest.

Today at Beaumont, this procedure
means an incision that's measured
in centimeters instead of inches.
That's inconspicuously located on
the side of your chest.

This amazing minimally invasive
aortic and mitral valve replacement
surgery means less pain and blood
loss - and much faster recovery.

Patients aren't the only ones
who prefer this procedure. Heart
surgeons from around the world
are coming to Beaumont to learn
how we do it

So that someday they'll be doing
it, too.

Do you have a Beaumont doctor?

Marc Sakwa, M.D., is chief of Cardiovascular
Surgery at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak.
He recently published a study that gained
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national attention, which showed that using
a mini-circuit machine for bypass surgery
dramatically reduced the need for blood
transfusions and reduced patients' stays
in the ICU.