Open Heart Surgery: Aortic Valve Replacement from a Medical Student’s Perspective

Interested in heart surgery? Start here: Open Heart Surgery: Aortic Valve Replacement from a Medical Student’s Perspective This operation was performed by George Lazopoulos in the University Hospital of Heraklion Crete. In this video you can see an aortic valve replacement operation form the eyes of a medical student. While capturing the delicate work of the surgeons, we also tried to deliver a more complete view of the OR by showing the important work of the nurses and anaesthesiologists. Most people think of open heart surgery as a violent and uncertain act, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. Every operation is a carefully planned choreography in which doctors and nurses practise what they are best at: Saving a persons life.