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Many adults who are about to have congenital heart surgery already had surgery and could have scar tissue that would hinder another operation. In this video, Boston Children’s cardiac surgeon Michael Kwon explains how his team considers using a sternal reentry procedure to safely treat those patients’ hearts. 

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