Replay of
Freestyle® Aortic Root Replacement
Replacement of Ascending Aorta & Hemi-Arch Under Circulatory Arrest
November 6, 2008
3:00 PM EST
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From University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio
On Thursday, November 6, watch surgeons from University Hospitals Case Medical Center perform a Freestyle® Aortic Root Replacement with replacement of the ascending aorta and hemi-arch under circulatory arrest.
During the program, cardiac surgeon Alan Markowitz, MD, Chief Surgical Officer, Harrington-McLaughlin Heart & Vascular Institute and Co-Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at UH Case Medical Center will provide a detailed narration of the procedure. Arie Blitz, MD, Surgical Director, Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Assistance, Harrington-McLaughlin Heart & Vascular Institute at UH Case Medical Center will also supply additional commentary. The physicians will be available during the webcast to answer any e-mail questions from viewers.
MORE...On Thursday, November 6, watch surgeons from University Hospitals Case Medical Center perform a Freestyle® Aortic Root Replacement with replacement of the ascending aorta and hemi-arch under circulatory arrest.
During the program, cardiac surgeon Alan Markowitz, MD, Chief Surgical Officer, Harrington-McLaughlin Heart & Vascular Institute and Co-Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at UH Case Medical Center will provide a detailed narration of the procedure. Arie Blitz, MD, Surgical Director, Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Assistance, Harrington-McLaughlin Heart & Vascular Institute at UH Case Medical Center will also supply additional commentary. The physicians will be available during the webcast to answer any e-mail questions from viewers.
About University Hospitals
With 150 locations throughout Northeast Ohio, University Hospitals serves the needs of patients through an integrated network of hospitals, outpatient centers and primary care physicians. At the core of our Health System is University Hospitals Case Medical Center. The primary affiliate of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center is home to some of the most prestigious clinical and research centers of excellence in the nation and the world, including cancer, pediatrics, women's health, orthopedics and spine, radiology and radiation oncology, neurosurgery and neuroscience, cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, organ transplantation and human genetics. Its main campus includes the internationally celebrated Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, ranked best in the Midwest and first in the nation for the care of critically ill newborns; MacDonald Women's Hospital, Ohio's only hospital for women; and Ireland Cancer Center, which holds the nation's highest designation by the National Cancer Institute of Comprehensive Cancer Center.
