Thanks for a truly informative report - the advances being made are nothing short of amazing.
I remember lying back awake and watching the catheter wire in my beating heart when I had angioplasty treatment and thinking "Is that really there, inside of me, that small wire inside my heart!". I had similar feelings when hearing about our local cardiac unit doing off-pump bypass surgery - operating directly on the beating heart!
This type of surgery will truly benefit those wanting bloodless treatment, let's hope that its general use is not too far away.