Beef Tissue, Valve Etc

[paul Melton]

My FATHER WHO IS 78 YEARS OLD WANTS TO FIND A VIDEO ONAORTA VALUE REPLACEMENT HE IS GOING FOR THE OPERATION IN JAN 2000, HE WANTED TO SEE YEAR2000 BEFOREHE HE HAD THE OPERATION. HIS DOCTORS TOLD HIM ABOUT A BEEF TISSUE VALUE THAT THEY WOULD USE ANY VIDEO I CAN PURCHASE WOULD BE HELPFULL TO CALM HIS FEARS,HE IS A VETERNARIAN WHO UNDERSTANDS MEDICAL TERMS. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO GET A VIDEO FOR HIM EVEN ONE USING A PIG VALVE
OR WHAT IS AVAILABLE THANK YOU ***@****

[CCF CARDIO MD - DLB]

Yes we have general educational videos for our patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

[Robert]

Ted, I am also planning on AVR surgery in January or February.  Drop me an e-mail if you would like to share notes on what is ahead for us.  ***@****

[Ted]

I am getting a homograft aortic valve replacement at the Cleveland Clinic in late Feb ..Is there a video available that I could watch before the operation also?? I wasn't aware of that possiblity until reading this..

Thanks
Ted

[CCF CARDIO MD - DLB]

Very likely, the medical center where he is having surgery would have such videos that they would allow him to see. I know we have such videos for all our patients.