"Heart Warming" -- The Discovery Files
A research team, led by the University of Minnesota, has discovered a groundbreaking process to successfully rewarm large-scale animal heart valves and blood vessels preserved at very low temperatures. The discovery is a major step forward in saving millions of human lives by increasing the availability of organs and tissues for transplantation through the establishment of tissue and organ banks. (Source: The Discovery Files)
Source: The Discovery Files - May 2, 2017 Category: Science Authors: National Science Foundation Source Type: podcasts
Rapid Recs - patient preference in heart valve replacement
In patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis but at lower risk of perioperative death, how do minimally invasive techniques compare with open surgery? Prompted by a recent trial, an expert panel produced these recommendations based on three linked rapid systematic reviews.
In this podcast we talk to Michael Shapiro who was a patient... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - November 1, 2016 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Rapid Recs - patient preference in heart valve replacement
In patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis but at lower risk of perioperative death, how do minimally invasive techniques compare with open surgery? Prompted by a recent trial, an expert panel produced these recommendations based on three linked rapid systematic reviews.
In this podcast we talk to Michael Shapiro who was a patient representative on that panel about what matters to patients, and how he found taking part in creating the recommendation.
Read the recommendation in full:
http://www.bmj.com/content/354/bmj.i5085 (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - November 1, 2016 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Tests and Procedures: Heart Valve Repair, Replacement Surgery
Detailed information on heart valve repair or replacement surgery, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, after care, and an anatomic illustration of the valves of the heart (Source: MUSC Heart and Vascular Podcast)
Source: MUSC Heart and Vascular Podcast - December 3, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Medical University of South Carolina Source Type: podcasts
