Tag Archives: Heart Surgery
Cardiac Surgery: Major Tools Used By Surgeons
Dr. Leonard Lee, a cardiac surgeon, explains every common tool he uses when he performs heart surgery in his operating room.
MEDICINE: TRANSCATHETER TREATMENTS FOR VALVULAR HEART DISEASE (JAMA VIDEO)
Transcatheter valvular repair and implantation has become increasingly common for treating patients diagnosed with valvular heart diseases.
0:00 This video summarizes the three transcatheter valvular therapies currently in use in the United States: transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), transcatheter valve-in-valve procedures, and transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair.
0:47 Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVI) for patients with severe aortic stenosis regardless of surgical risk 2:47 Transcatheter valve-in-valve procedures for patients with bioprosthetic valve failure
3:35 Transcatheter mitral valve repair for high surgical risk degenerative mitral regurgitation and for severe functional mitral regurgitation regardless of surgical risk.
Technology: Robotically Assisted Heart Surgery
Robotically assisted heart surgery is a minimally invasive option most often used for mitral valve repair. Cleveland Clinic cardiothoracic surgeons explain how it works and what to expect.
Doctors Without Waiting Rooms 