# First-Ever “High-Risk” Heart Bypass Performed Without Opening Patient’s Chest Is A Success

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/first-ever-high-risk-heart-bypass-performed-without-opening-patients-chest-is-a-success/
- Published: 2026-01-15T09:45:00-06:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo credit: Robina Weermeijer via Unsplash. Article by Benjamin Taub. IFLScience – January 14, 2026. Case report: Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions. A patient who needed lifesaving heart surgery has become the first person ever to receive a coronary artery bypass without being cut open. Such a procedure would usually require open heart surgery, yet doctors successfully performed the operation using minimally invasive techniques that removed the need for a scalpel. […] Click here to view original web page at www.iflscience.com Curated by John Wysocki See Full Bio