The unconventional method could be the future of heart surgeries.

Original 'The View' co-host Star Jones made an emotional return to the daytime talk show, marking 15 years since her open-heart surgery.

Many heart procedures are labeled as “minimally invasive,” but some of these procedures still involve cutting through the breastbone or spreading ribs. A different method avoids those challenges entirely by eliminating any bone cutting or chest wall trauma.

This list brings together experts whose work spans early detection, artificial intelligence, pediatric heart surgery and advanced robotic procedures.

"The last few weeks have been the scariest and most eye-opening of my life," Australian content creator Leah Ramsey wrote on Instagram

Fable, a young child from Oklahoma, has returned home after spending 726 days in the hospital, undergoing multiple surgeries and receiving a heart transplant.

An estimated 4.2 million people die within 30 days of surgery worldwide each year. A new study suggests that deaths and serious heart disease might be prevented if some patients see a specialist heart doctor as part of their post-surgery care.