ORLive Presents: Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Surgery -- Reduces the Trauma and Pain Associated With Open-Chest Surgery, Improves Patients Quality of Life
Posted on: Wednesday, 26 July 2006, 12:00 CDT
Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute's Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery will conduct a surgical webcast featuring innovative, minimally invasive heart valve surgery on August 10, 2006 at 4:00 pm EDT on OR-Live.com
Dr. Joseph Lamelas is widely recognized as one of the most proficient heart surgeons in the nation, performing over 500 adult heart operations a year. Dr. Lamelas, Director of Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery, stated, "At our centers, minimally invasive cardiac surgery has become the standard of care for virtually all patients requiring valve surgery. We are excited with the opportunity to conduct a case and discuss our technique and outcomes through the Internet broadcast."
Each year, approximately 100,000 patients require some form of valve replacement and nearly 60,000 patients undergo mitral valve repair. Dr. Lamelas' minimally invasive approach for mitral and aortic valve surgery provides several important benefits to patients. Heart valves that cannot be repaired are entirely replaced with prosthetic technology composed of a metal or mechanical valve or using treated tissue such as porcine (pig) valves for implantation.
Minimally invasive cardiac surgery also provides dramatically improved cosmetic results. Traditional open-heart procedures require nearly a 10-inch chest scar, whereas Dr. Lamelas' technique results in a substantially smaller, less visible "keyhole" incision on the side of the chest. For many women, the scar is almost unnoticeable as it may be hidden underneath the breast.
Over the past 3 years, Dr. Lamelas has performed more than 400 minimally invasive valve replacement and repair cases at Miami area hospitals.
Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute is an internationally recognized training center for Cardiac Surgeons and this educational program provides an opportunity for our colleagues to discuss this important advancement in heart surgery.
"By reducing the trauma and pain associated with open-chest surgery, we improve the quality of life for our patients," Dr. Lamelas continued, "And eliminating the larger incision greatly reduces post-operative discomfort, providing patients and their family, a much shorter recovery process."
This educational event is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT)
Visit http://www.or-live.com/Baptisthospital/1453 now to learn more and view a program preview. VNR: http://www.or-live.com/rams/med-1453-mkw-q.ram
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