REPEAT/ADVISORY/Live Surgery Demonstration of New Robotically Assisted Endoscopic Atraumatic Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Procedure -- Endo-ACAB.Health/Medical Writers ADVISORY...for Tuesday (Dec. 4) REPEATING...inserting ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors PENSACOLA, Fla.--(BW HealthWire)--Nov. 29, 2001 Dr. Vassiliades to Perform Pioneering "Beating Heart" Minimally Invasive Surgery for Live Internet Audience
WHO: Dr. Thomas A. Vassiliades, Sacred Heart Hospital, Pensacola
WHAT: Live demonstration of new robotically assisted heart surgery;
interview, video and still photo opportunities.
WHEN: December 4, 2001 11:30 a.m. EST (10:30 a.m. Central Time)
WHERE: The Sacred Heart Regional Heart and Vascular Institute, Sacred
Heart Hospital
Cardiac surgeon, Dr. Thomas A. Vassiliades, will perform a live bypass procedure on a patient using a pioneering technique in robotically assisted minimally invasive heart surgery - Endoscopic en·do·scope n. An instrument for examining visually the interior of a bodily canal or a hollow organ such as the colon, bladder, or stomach. en ACAB ACAB Always Carry A Bible (often a tattoo) ACAB All Coppers Are Bastards (common British tattoo) ACAB Air Cavalry Attack Brigade (Atraumatic atraumatic /atrau·mat·ic/ (a?traw-mat´ik) not producing injury or damage. atraumatic not producing injury or damage. atraumatic adjective Without injury Coronary Artery Bypass Coronary artery bypass Surgical procedure to reroute blood around a blocked coronary artery. Mentioned in: Heart Failure coronary artery bypass, n ). On December 4, members of the health, medical and news press are invited to observe a coronary artery bypass graft surgery Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Definition Coronary artery bypass graft surgery is a surgical procedure in which one or more blocked coronary arteries are bypassed by a blood vessel graft to restore normal blood flow to the heart. from live video camera views. An invited audience of medical professionals will view the surgery live via the Internet. Members of the press are invited to present questions prior to the surgery. "Using this minimally invasive procedure Minimally invasive surgical procedures avoid open invasive surgery in favor of closed or local surgery with less trauma. These procedures involve use of laparoscopic devices and remote-control manipulation of instruments with indirect observation of the surgical field through an , we can achieve the same excellent long lasting results as with bypass surgery, with far less trauma, physically and emotionally for the patient," explains Dr. Vassiliades, director of the cardiac surgery program at Pensacola Heart Institute and cardiothoracic cardiothoracic /car·dio·tho·rac·ic/ (-thah-ras´ik) pertaining to the heart and the thorax. car·di·o·tho·rac·ic n. Of or relating to the heart and the chest. surgeon at Sacred Heart. "Patients go into surgery with far less anxiety about the procedure, and they return to normal activity in 2 weeks instead of 2 months." -- This new coronary bypass procedure is now available as an effective alternative to open heart surgery. -- The surgeon uses the robotic technology to perform the bypass, on a beating heart, through an incision less than 2 inches. -- This "Endo-ACAB" technique uses smaller incisions to minimize patient trauma and scarring, and avoids the significant pain associated with open heart surgery. This minimally invasive procedure eliminates the two greatest sources of patient trauma associated with conventional heart surgery: the large incision in the chest (sternotomy) and the use of the heart lung machine. -- To date more than 1,500 successful endoscopic bypass procedures have been performed on patients by leading cardiac surgeons around the world -- with compelling results. -- Dr. Vassiliades has completed one of the largest Endo-ACAB series with more than 400 procedures. On February 13th, Dr. Vassiliades made medical history when he used a robotic system to perform a critical step in bypass surgery completely by remote control, as part of an FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. research trial, and a first in the U.S. Sacred Heart is one of five sites in the United States selected for the study. TO ATTEND, PRESS MUST RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. TO 805-962-5792: Members of the press, camera crews, and photographers will be admitted on an RSVP basis only. Upon RSVP, press will be provided with a complete media kit including b-roll video and digital photography. Press attending will receive Betacam SP video of the live feed from operating room, endoscopic camera, and surgeon's "head-cam." Press are invited to arrive at 9:30 a.m. to talk with the surgeon. News cameras are encouraged in the conference room and still photographers will be accommodated. Please RSVP to 805/962-5792. |
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