Old tool has new purpose to fix the heart, surgeons say

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Doctors are using an old tool with a new purpose to repair parts of the heart that also cuts the recovery time in half. Unfortunately, it hasn’t hit the market yet.
A newly-designed stent allows doctors to bypass blood vessels when they place it around the aorta, the heart’s main artery.
“My body feels like it’s 60 sometimes,” said 33-year-old Michael Thomas.
The Louisiana-native told KXAN that years of fast fun on the town and home-cooked frie