A North Lanarkshire man has benefited from a pioneering new change to heart surgery.
Heart specialists at NHS Golden Jubilee are cutting out one of the ‘longest incisions in surgery’ from routine operations, giving patients a quicker, and almost pain-free, recovery.
Endoscopic vessel harvesting (EVH) surgery is providing heart patients with minimally invasive surgery, giving them a more comfortable recovery after their operation and considerably reduced leg scarring.