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24 t m c » p u l s e | o c t o b e r 2 0 1 8 By the mid-1950s, the cardiopulmo- nary bypass pump, commonly known as the heart-lung machine, had revolution- ized cardiac care by temporarily taking over the function of the heart and lungs during surgery. Because so many tubes are needed to connect a patient to the heart-lung machine, surgeons began to approach the heart through the front of the chest rather than the side, Dodge- Khatami said. "You can access every single part of the heart and the vessels in order to use the heart-lung machine through the front, so it just became commonplace," he said. "Slowly, the right chest approach was abandoned." A study by Chinese researchers Free entrance, games, & activities. Bingo & food must be purchased. Mass to follow at 4:00 PM in Warren Chapel Mass to follow at 4:00 PM in Warren Chapel 2401 Holcombe Blvd • Houston, TX 77021 2401 Holcombe Blvd • Houston, TX 77021 Fall Festival Fall Festival ST. DOMINIC VILLAGE Petting Zoo Face Painting Pony Rides Cash Prize Bingo Train Rides Bounce House Craft Fair Health Fair Food & More Saturday Oct. 20 th 12 PM - 4 PM Saturday Oct. 20 th 12 PM - 4 PM Fun for the whole family! www.stdominicvillage.org/fall-festival mhamiltonbreed@stdominicvillage.org published in the Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery in May 2018 compared three different procedures to repair VSDs. The authors found that right vertical infra-axillary thoracot- omy and right submammary thoracotomy (an incision under the right breast) deliv- ered better cosmetic results for patients with isolated VSDs than the conven- tional median sternotomy approach (a long vertical incision down the center of the chest, after which the sternum is cracked open). Authors of the study also concluded that, for children, the right vertical infra-axillary thoracotomy "may be a better choice" because the incision Far left: Ethan Page leaves the hos- pital with his parents, Brent and Julie Page, four days after his surgery. Left: Julie Page holds up Ethan's shirt to show his wound from surgery. Facing page: Ethan draws at home while his younger brother, Kylan, does a head- stand on the sofa.