Beating Heart Bypass Changed My Life
or
The Patient's Perspective on Off Pump Cardiac Artery Bypass and
Endoscopic Vein Harvest

Had Eliz Greene's heart attack happened even eighteen months earlier, or at a different hospital, Beating Heart Bypass would not have been available and Eliz would not have survived.

Many surgeons would not have been brave enough to use such a new technology on a woman who suffered a full cardiac arrest hours earlier and endured the Caesarean section delivery of twins just moments before her heart surgery began.

Eliz Eliz details her personal story and shares why OPCAB and EVH positively impact a woman’s experience with bypass surgery.

  • Why reduced recovery time is essential for women. (Eliz left the ICU and visited her daughters just seventeen hours after surgery.)
  • Why smaller chest incisions increase comfort and help with body image and function issues.
    (Eliz was able to breast feeding her twin daughters.)
  • Why body image and menstruation are important to consider when harvesting veins.
    (Eliz had a massive infection of her non-EVH leg incision)
  • How leg incisions impact activity and recovery.
    (Eliz has become a recreational triathlete and deals with swelling and irritation)
  • Why she’ll need a new bra.
  • When is the best time in her menstrual cycle to schedule surgery.
  • Why she should schedule a mammogram before surgery.
  • Why women need to be asked about depression before and after heart surgery.
  • Why women need to know about the unique side effects of medications, particularly anticoagulants and beta-blockers.
  • Why women need to know they are not alone.

Printable Course Description

This program is designed to encourage adoption of new technology and is directed to surgeons and medical students. It is also beneficial for operating room staff, medical students and hospital management.

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