Video: Inside The Operating Room With Dr. Vincent Gaudiani (Part II)

Alright. Let’s keep learning about heart valve surgery.

To do that, I have posted an excellent video about “The Basics of Heart Valve Surgery” by Dr. Vincent Gaudiani, a leading heart surgeon in Northern California. This video (i) discusses heart valve replacement devices and (ii) provides a special glimpse into the people and machines that function in an actual operating room.

Please note, this is PART II of Dr. Gaudiani’s educational video. To view PART I of the video, please click here. And, please remember to make sure the sound on your personal computer is turned on-and-up.

I LOVE what Dr. Gaudiani says during this video. Specific to heart surgery, Dr. Gaudiani states, “Reality is often less bothersome than one’s fantasy about these things.” So you know, that is exactly why I developed this website and wrote my book… To help YOU learn about the realities of cardiac surgery before, during and after cardiac surgery.

As you will hear, Dr. Gaudiani references several topics specific to heart valve surgery during this video. You may or may not be familiar with these terms. For that reason, I have provided supplemental information via the hyperlinks below. Feel free to click on these links to learn more:

• Mechanical heart valve replacement versus tissue heart valves
• Anti-coagulant medication – Coumadin therapy
• Leaking heart valves
• Heart Valve Leaflets (mitral valve)
• Stenotic heart valves (aortic stensosis)
• Enlarged, thicker heart muscles
• The heart-lung machine – How does it work?

I hope this video helps you better understand the realities of heart surgery!!!

Thanks again Dr. Gaudiani!!!

Keep on tickin!

About The Author: Adam Pick is a double, heart valve surgery patient and author of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. This unique book integrates clinical research with the personal experiences of 135 former patients to help future patients and their caregivers better understand the problems, the opportunities and the realities of heart valve surgery. To learn more about Adam and his heart valve surgery book, click here.

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• “Aortic Valve Replacement… How Many Annual Surgeries Are Performed?” Asks Tina

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