About this episode

This episode explores cardiac surgery in elderly patients with insights from leading experts in the field.

Today we are exploring cardiac surgery in elderly patients. This podcast is sponsored by Macquarie University Hospital, part of Macquarie University Health – a trailblazer in healthcare, education and research. Professor Michael Vallely is a leading cardiothoracic surgeon who has clinical and academic interests in minimising the invasiveness of cardiothoracic surgery and is a world authority on total arterial, anaortic, off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. He also has interests in minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS and Da Vinci robotic surgery), transcatheter (TAVI and Mitra-Clip) cardiac surgery, thoracic aortic surgery, geriatric cardiac surgery, and hybrid procedures including the use of ECMO. Dr Nargis Shaheen is a consultant geriatrician with a special interest in perioperative medicine working at Macquarie University Hospital and Concord Hospital. She is a member of the ANZCA perioperative care working group and is involved in perioperative medicine teaching.

People in this episode

Guests: Professor Michael Vallely, Dr Nargis Shaheen

Topics covered

• cardiac surgery
• elderly patients
• minimally invasive surgery
• geriatric care
• perioperative medicine

Keywords

• cardiac surgery
• elderly patients
• minimally invasive surgery
• perioperative medicine
• robotic surgery

Sponsors

Macquarie University Hospital

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Macquarie University Health, ANZCA

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