1.   And there are competing approaches to minimally invasive heart repair.

2.   Analysts said the company is expected to unveil a new line of minimally invasive heart surgery products at a conference next month.

3.   But larger numbers on the minimally invasive heart surgeries are needed to prove the benefits, he said.

4.   Cardiologists were abuzz during the last week over two new areas -- radiation therapy and minimally invasive heart surgery.

5.   Companies including Heartport Inc. and CardioThoracic Systems Inc. will have new studies for their minimally invasive heart surgery products.

6.   Current instruments for minimally invasive heart surgery still require about a four-inch cut between the ribs.

7.   Her husband, Jeff Grainger, is chief patent attorney for a company that has pioneered tools for minimally invasive heart surgery.

8.   I should be forced to wear a dunce cap for not factoring in possible competition when writing about CardioThoracic Systems, which makes tools for minimally invasive heart surgery.

9.   In addition, there will be more information for the continuing debate over so-called minimally invasive heart surgery.