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Health innovations. Magnetic heart surgery /

Dr Muchtiar Khan is one of only two heart surgeons in the Netherlands performing heart surgery with the click of a mouse. In the film he operates on a patient using a floppy catheter controlled by magnets operated remotely by a computer. The catheter burns precise spots on the heart to help regulate...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London, England : SW Pictures, 2018.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Heart > Surgery.
Heart > Magnetic resonance imaging.
Catheters.
Cœur > Chirurgie.
Cœur > Imagerie par résonance.
Cathéters.
Catheters
Heart > Magnetic resonance imaging
Heart > Surgery
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Dr Muchtiar Khan is one of only two heart surgeons in the Netherlands performing heart surgery with the click of a mouse. In the film he operates on a patient using a floppy catheter controlled by magnets operated remotely by a computer. The catheter burns precise spots on the heart to help regulate an irregular heartbeat. There is no anaesthetic, no open heart surgery and the patient is awake throughout the operation.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed December 07, 2018).
Physical Description:1 online resource (4 minutes)
Playing Time:00:04:13