How Can You Do Heart Surgery Through a Hole in the Groin?

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Welcome to the 4th and final Medical Monday mini-series episode of Heart to Heart with Anna for Heart Month, February 2023.
How can you do heart surgery through a hole in the groin? It seems like magic, but is it? What is a Maze Procedure? Why might someone need a pacemaker, even if they've had an ablation? How can heart valves be replaced via catheterization?
Tune in to hear certified, registered nurse anesthetist, Frank Jaworski, explain how these heart surgeries can occur, what kinds of problems doctors face when doing these procedures, and why anyone would want to have a procedure done this way rather than through open-heart surgery.
If you enjoyed this episode, you might enjoy the other Medical Monday episodes for Heart Month, February 2023:
A Parent Heart-Lung Machine: The Ultimate Gift https://www.buzzsprout.com/62761/12289338
Medical Monday #2: Monkey Lungs!
https://www.buzzsprout.com/62761/12242283
HeartWorks Update 2023
https://www.buzzsprout.com/62761/12191542
Thanks to our newest HUG Patron, Ayrton Beatty and long-standing Patrons: Laura Redfern, Pam Davis, Michael Liben, Nancy Jensen, Alicia Lynch, Deena Barber, Carlee McGuire, Carter & Faye Mayberry, and Frank Jaworski. We appreciate you!

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1. Medical Monday #4: How Can You Do Heart Surgery Through a Hole in the Groin? (00:00:00)

2. Segment 2 (00:14:12)