Cardiac surgeons are trying to compete with cardiologists on convenience.
They're going to lose.
A smaller incision doesn't make it minimally invasive.
It makes it minimal access.
And a mini-AVR?
It actually hurts more than a standard sternotomy because you open the sternum AND break into the rib cage.
"If you think you can compete convenience-wise with a cardiologist who does stents when you do a CABG and your incision is small, you're not fooling anyone."
The game surgeons should be playing isn't incision size.
It's durability. Longevity. Freedom from re-intervention.
That's the competition cardiologists can't win.
But surgeons keep fighting on the wrong turf.
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