Sept 14, 2010 - Nationally-renowned cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon Mahesh Ramchandani, M.D. of the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center in Houston is innovating minimally-invasive cardiac surgery using Cardica, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: CRDC) C-Port(R) Distal Anastomosis and PAS-Port(R) Proximal Anastomosis Systems. Dr. Ramchandani offers patients an alternative to traditional "open chest" bypass procedures without cutting the sternum using the minimally-invasive cardiac surgery/coronary artery bypass graft (MICS CABG)."MICS is not just a surgical procedure, it is an attitude towards minimally-invasive cardiac surgery, taking a logical, structured, step-wise approach with patient safety as its paramount concern... Cardica's Press Release -
