Evaluation of heart disease; cardiovascular surgery.
UW Regional Heart Center 206-598-3400
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Affiliated Hospitals
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UW Cardiothoracic Surgery has clinical cardiac programs at four hospitals in the Seattle area:
(The following links take you directly to the affiliate Web site):
- University of Washington Medical Center
- Northwest Hospital
- Children's Hospital
- Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System
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Video Features
The Regional Heart Center
features Gabriel Aldea, MD, Carrie Boom, RN & others
Follow three doctors and their patients through a day at UW Medical Center. One patient has major heart surgery. Another has a pacemaker implanted. The third patient, a lifelong cardiac patient, gets a checkup.Valve Surgery in the Young Adult
Dr. Ed Verrier presents a patient case study outlining surgical procedures to repair the heart valve. Pre- and post-operative echocardiograms illustrate a procedure using surgical aortic root enlargement. The lecture also highlights valve replacement options for the young adult, beginning with valve repair or reconstruction. Valvular heart disease improved by prosthesis includes several replacement options: mechanical prosthesis, stented bioprosthesis and stentless valves.Aortic Surgical Treatment: Marfan Syndrome
Chris King, M.D., Peter H. Byers, M.D., and Gabriel S. Aldea, M.D., physicians with the University of Washington Regional Heart Center, review the medical evaluation and surgical techniques for the treatment of a unique heart defect known as Marfan Syndrome.
Mending a Broken Heart, Part 2
Hear the story of an active businessman who has his first heart attack and then suffers complications. Learn about new medical, interventional and surgical approaches to heart disease, as well as treatment of life-threatening cardiac rhythm disturbances, novel therapies for cardiac pump failure, transplant of the human heart, and the direction of cardiac care in the next decade.
Mitral Valve Repair
Patient case studies focusing on mitral valve repair.
Valve Replacement: Aortic Valve Disease
The University of Washington Regional Heart Center presents patient case studies focusing on valve replacement.
Surgical Atrial Fibrillation
Dr. Gabriel Aldea outlines the latest in surgical techniques to repair the irregular rhythms, rapid heart beats, blood clots and ineffective heart muscle contractions associated with atrial fibrillation. He also discusses the restoration of normal cardiac function using catheters, pacemakers and gives insight on the surgical MAZE technique and innovations in ultrasound, laser and cryothermal tools.