Five ways to treat congenital heart disease The most traditional and classical treatment for congenital heart disease is cardiac surgery with a median sternotomy. With the continuous development of cardiac surgical treatment techniques and the gradual improvement of patients’ requirements for surgical results, some minimally invasive cardiac surgeries aiming at reducing damage and minimizing the appearance have emerged. At Asia Heart Hospital, more and more patients with precardiac disease are treated with minimally invasive surgical procedures and interventional minimally invasive treatments. Interventional heart blocking: The procedure is performed through a “rice-sized incision” and can be discharged in 3-4 days with no scarring. On average, the hospital performs more than 800 cases of this type of interventional surgery each year, ranking first in Hubei Province. Minimally invasive blocking surgery: A small incision of 3 cm is made in the chest to repair the defect, which is suitable for patients with high risk of surgical open heart disease. Minimally invasive small incision in precordial surgery: The operation is performed through a small incision of only 3-4 cm, with a wide range of indications, without opening the chest, and can be discharged from the hospital in 3-4 days after the operation, saving costs, with an average cost of about 15,000 yuan, the lowest being only 0.8 million yuan. Thoracoscopic surgical precordial repair: 3 small keyhole-like holes to mend the heart, basically no bleeding, wound recovery in only three or four days, can be discharged in about a week, better cosmetic effect. Conventional precordial open heart surgery: The most commonly used method for all types of congenital heart disease.