A closeup shot of an open heart surgery, not for the queasy.

A great photo of an open heart surgery, a major procedure that can help several different heart problems.

An image that shows the scars from a heart surgery, looks painful.

A photograph of an individual recovering from heart surgery a few days after the procedure.

This is a close up photo of an open heart surgery inside an operating room. You can see the tubes, strings, forceps and various other instruments which are vital for the success of the operation

An image of a patient exercising after heart surgery, must be difficult.

This photo shows a human heart undergoing an operation. The tubes suck out blood and transfers them to a machine which functions as an artificial heart temporarily while the operation is still in progress.

This photo is a close up showing us how a heart surgery looks up close. This features another kind of instruments used to retract the fleshes covering the heart for the heart to be exposed.

This photo shows the hands of doctors practicing strict sterility techniques to avoid any complications caused by infections. The gloves keep the patient safe from any bacteria that a doctor\'s hand carries.

This photo shows an instrument used by the operating doctors to expose a patients heart. Usually they are called retractors.