Mercy Hospital St. Louis has become the first and only hospital in Missouri to offer an innovative, less invasive alternative to open-heart coronary artery bypass surgery.
Called hybrid coronary revascularization (HCR), the procedure combines robotic heart surgery with stenting. It does not require surgeons to open the patient’s chest or use a heart-lung machine as traditional bypass surgery does.
According to Mercy, HCR offers certain patients who have complex coronary artery disease improved outcomes and a faster recovery – within two weeks in most cases – along with less overall risk, less pain, and long-lasting results…