where was the first open heart surgery done
1893 - First successful heart surgery performed, Provident Hospital, Chicago. The surgery repaired the pericardium, the sac around the heart. Many do not consider this to be the first successful heart surgery because the heart itself was not operated on. 1895 - First X-ray performed, in Germany. 1896 - First successful heart surgery performed, in Germany. Surgeons repaired a stab wound in the muscle of the right ventricle.