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“Courage of patients is amazing.” Europe’s top heart transplant surgeon admires patients’ will to survive. 12
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. ECMO helps cardiac arrest patients to survive. 11
Dental hygiene and heart health. Keep teeth clean to avoid heart failure. 6
Family must have full access to patient in Intensive Care Unit. Doctors and family work as partners. Europe’s top heart transplant surgeon. 4
How to prepare psychologically for a surgical operation? Europe’s top heart transplant surgeon. 3
Surgeon is a leader who guides medical team, patients, families through critical time in life. And maybe death. Europe’s top heart transplant surgeon.2
Dr. Pascal Leprince. Heart transplantation, cardiac surgery, advanced heart failure, ECMO expert. Biography. 0
How can surgeon help patient to recover as fast as possible? Europe’s top heart transplant surgeon.1
Can you do my surgery robotically? How to manage patient’s expectations. 10
How to train best heart surgeons? Prominent cardiac surgeon and educator shares wisdom. 9
TAVR (TAVI) or open surgery? What are risks of TAVI? Multidisciplinary Team must evaluate all patients with aortic stenosis. 4
‘Why can’t I just have TAVR?’ Unique risks of open heart surgery and minimally invasive TAVR. 5
Aortic valve stenosis treatment options. TAVI (TAVR) or open heart surgery? 3
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (Replacement) explained. TAVI or TAVR. 2
Minimally invasive heart surgery treatment advances. 1
Dr. Marc Pelletier. Cardiac surgeon and medical educator. Biography. 0
How to solve a medical problem fast? What are common mistakes to avoid after diagnosis of serious disease? 10
Coronary artery disease and aortic stenosis treatment. 85-year-old man. TAVI (TAVR). Clinical case. 11
TAVR (TAVI) in Women. Nuances of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in female patients. 5
Life quality after TAVR (TAVI) and open heart surgery. Heart valve replacement for aortic stenosis in elderly patients. 4
Know your heart surgery risk category. Choose wisely between TAVR (TAVI) and open heart surgery. Aortic stenosis. 3
How to choose best replacement aortic valve? TAVR (TAVI) or surgical aortic stenosis treatment. 2
How to treat aortic valve stenosis? TAVR (TAVI) or open heart surgery? 1
Dr. Jeffrey Popma. Coronary artery stent expert. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation expert. Biography. 0
How to talk with doctors efficiently? Doctor’s advice to families of patients. 13
Choose a type of replacement heart valve according to your lifestyle. TAVR / TAVI cardiac surgery expert. 9
Two 90-year-old patients with aortic stenosis. TAVR vs. open heart surgery to replace aortic valve. Clinical case. 8
Doctor – patient relationships in Japan and USA. Attitude of patients and doctors to medical second opinion. 7
Cross-training in cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology. Importance of Dr. Michael J. Davidson Fellowship. 6
Mitral valve stenosis and mitral valve prolapse in elderly patients. Replace or repair mitral valve? 5
New oral anticoagulants for patients after heart valve surgery? NOACs or coumadin? 4
Mechanical or animal tissue heart valve for mitral or aortic valve replacement? Stented or stentless heart valve? 3
TAVI or open heart surgery for aortic valve stenosis? How to compare treatment options? 2
Acute aortic dissection. Heart surgeon explains symptoms and treatment of acute aortic syndrome. 1
Dr. Tsuyoshi Kaneko. Cardiac surgeon. Biography. 0
Pregnancy and hereditary heart disease. Type of surgery affects prognosis. 5
Coronary artery calcium score. Best universal predictor of heart disease? 9
Eminent physician speaks on importance of medical second opinion. Doctor should be able to say: I don’t know. 6
Why do you need a primary care doctor? You need a doctor who knows who you are. 4
Future of cardiac surgery. Heart failure surgical operation. 12
How family can help a patient after surgical operation? 11
How to prepare for major surgery? What questions patient must ask a surgeon? 10
Open heart surgery risks. How to understand side effects of surgical operation? 9
How to choose a surgeon correctly? 8
How to compare skills of different surgeons? 7
How to find the best doctor for heart disease treatment. 6
Surgical treatment of aortic valve stenosis in elderly patients. After 80 years of age. 5
Heart valve replacement with tissue valve? Or mechanical heart valve for replacement? 4
Mitral valve repair. Minimally invasive heart vale surgery. 3
Mitral valve repair? Or mitral heart valve replacement? Elderly patients. 2
Valvular heart disease treatment. Minimally invasive surgery. 1
Dr. Lawrence H. Cohn. Cardiac surgery expert. Biography. 0
20-30% of epilepsy patients have wrong diagnosis. Psychogenic epileptic pseudo-seizures. Syncope. 4
How to keep heart healthy? 10
How to prepare for surgical operation. 2
Valvular heart disease treatment options. 1
Dr. Dale Adler. Cardiology expert. Biography. 0
Contraindications for MRI of the heart. 5
Contraindications for CT scan of the heart. 4
Aortic valve replacement. Stented or stentless aortic valves? 6
Risk of stroke during heart surgery. How to predict? 5
Aortic Valve Replacement. Pig or bovine aortic valve. Or mechanical aortic Valve. How to choose? 3
Aortic valve replacement in elderly patients. How to calculate risks of surgery. 2
Aortic valve replacement. How to choose correct method? 1
Dr. Juergen Ennker. Cardiac Surgeon. Biography. 0
