Minimally invasive cardiac surgery : a practical guide / edited by Theo Kofidis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kofidis, Theo, 1969- editor.

Taylor & Francis eBooks.

Standardized Title:

Minimally invasive cardiac surgery (Kofidis)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heart--Endoscopic surgery.

Heart.

Coronary artery bypass--Miscellanea.

Coronary artery bypass.

Endoscopic surgery--Technological innovations.

Endoscopic surgery.

Operations, Surgical--Miscellanea.

Operations, Surgical.

Heart Diseases--surgery.

Cardiac Surgical Procedures--methods.

Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Heart Diseases--surgery.

Cardiac Surgical Procedures--methods.

Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures--methods.

Genre:

Trivia and miscellanea.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xliii, 427 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2021.

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2021]

System Details:

text file

Biography/History:

Professor Theo Kofidis is Head of the Department of Cardiac-, Thoracic- and Vascular Surgery, at the National University Hospital of Singapore, Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, an expert minimally invasive heart surgeon and avid researcher. He is a renowned Cardiac Surgeon and strongly sought-for proctor and surgical teacher around the world. One of only 2 AATS members in SE Asia. He is Founder and Owner of the Company Kardia Pte Ltd, aiming at the development of disruptive heart valve- and minimally invasive heart surgery technology. He is Chairman of I.R.I.S. (Initiative for Research and Innovation in Surgery), has introduced various new technologies, and launched new types of less invasive surgery. Over the last 10 years in Singapore, he has established the most complete, pioneering and advanced Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery program in the region, and set up the most advanced hemodynamic research laboratory and Cardiovascular Surgical Research Group in Singapore, after winning numerous grants. His enthusiastic involvement in the field of Minimally Invasive cardiac surgery now encompasses a prototype simulation center in Minimally Invasive Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, featuring manual and digital surgical simulators, Virtual Reality and more, in a high-tech environment at NUS. Professor Kofidis has trained in some of the world's leading institutions (Rochester, NY/Texas Heart, Houston/Hannover Germany, Stanford, CA, USA). He is decorated with various international Awards and carries various offices and commitments internationally. He has lectured for the American Medical Association, the FDA, the Bill Gates Research Institute and more. As an academic teacher, proctor and Consultant for a number of companies in the field-related industry, he is holding events and workshops in various countries around the world, bringing Minimally Invasive knowhow to doctors and patients alike. Professor Theo Kofidis lives in Singapore with his wife Persephone and daughter Danae, loves to fly airplanes, photograph, work out and read

Contents:

History of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery / Guohao Chang, Theo Kofidis

How to set up a Minimally Invasive Program / Theo Kofidis, Guohao Chang

Instrumentation and Operating Theatre Setup in MICS / Faizus Sazzad, Theo Kofidis

Anaesthesia for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery / Lian Kah Ti, Sophia Ang Bee Leng, Wei Zhang, Lalitha Manickam, Jai Ajitchandra Sule

Surgical Access for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery / Faizus Sazzad, Theo Kofidis

The Aortic Valve

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVI)

The Mitral Valve

Minimally invasive Tricuspid Valve Surgery / Christos Alexiou, Theo Kofidis

Minimally Invasive Combined Heart Valve Surgery / Faizus Sazzad, Theo Kofidis

The Coronaries

Minimally Invasive Atrial Ablation Surgery / Anil K. Gehi, Andy C. Kiser

Aortic Surgery

Minimally Invasive Heart Failure Surgery / Faizus Sazzad, Theo Kofidis

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 16, 2021).

Other Format:

Print version: Minimally invasive cardiac surgery (Kofidis) Minimally invasive cardiac surgery

ISBN:

9780429188725

0429188722

9781498736497

1498736491

9781498736480

1498736483

Publisher Number:

99987214484

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.