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!
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About The Author: Adam Pick is a double, heart valve surgery patient and author of The Patient’s Guide To Heart Valve Surgery, a unique book which integrates the clinical facts of heart valve surgery with the personal experiences of 78 former valve surgery patients. To learn more about Adam and his heart valve surgery book, click here.
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March 10th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
Adam: Thank you so much for the video presentations by Dr. Gaudiani. He replaced my heart valve on Nov. 16, 2007. I can remember having total peace and feeling calm and confident as I entered surgery. He is truly a brilliant, gifted surgeon. I am so grateful to him. My surgery was so much easier than I could ever have anticipated. I recently found out my 84 yr. old Mom will have to have a valve replacement as well. Once again, our family will turn to Dr. Gaudiani for his expertise. I would so highly recommend Dr. Gaudiani to anyone who finds they need heart surgery. Keep up the excellent work Adam.