What You May Not Know About Open Heart Surgery

Most of us know that many kinds of surgery, including joint and eye surgery, have become same-day procedures, with patients going home within 24 hours. But heart surgery? You may be surprised just how much more quickly you can go home after cardiac procedures these days and the techniques that have shortened hospital stays, quickened patient recovery and even reduced the amount of pain medication patients need after surgery. 

Cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon Michael Tuchek will talk to us today about advances in procedures and care that are getting patients treated and back to their lives more quickly than ever before.