Learning you or your loved one needs open heart surgery can be frightening. The term “open-heart surgery” can be misleading.  Open-heart surgery is sometimes called traditional heart surgery but today, many new heart procedures can be performed with only small incisions, Cardiac surgeon, Dr. S. Chris Malaisrie from the Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute in Chicago to talk about the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States - heart disease: what steps to take to halt its progress and what you need to know if a Doctor recommends surgery.