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Inflatable-tip catheter is pumped for less invasive heart surgery

NIBIB in the News
December 13, 2023

As a less invasive alternative to open-heart surgery, cardiac surgeons are increasingly accessing the heart from within using central venous catheters. An experimental catheter could soon make such procedures quicker and easier than ever before. Source: New Atlas