This Week on ORLive: Live Thoracoscopic Maze Procedure to Cure Atrial Fibrillation

WEST HARTFORD, CT–(Marketwire – July 20, 2010) –  ORLive, the vision of improving health, presents a live thoracoscopic maze procedure to cure atrial fibrillation from PinnacleHealth. In addition to this live procedure, ORLive invites you to take part in the latest installment of the Virtual Brain Tumor Board, and to watch and learn from this month’s featured channel of no-visible-scar surgeries.

NEW ON ORLIVE

LIVE SURGERY VIDEO – Total Thoracoscopic Maze
Live Wednesday July 21, 2010, 7:00 PM EDT

The total thoracoscopic maze is a surgical procedure intended to permanently cure atrial fibrillation. This minimally invasive, beating heart procedure will be performed by Dr. Mubashir Mumtaz, Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at PinnacleHealth. 

Viewers are invited to interact with the surgical team by submitting questions via the ORLive website. To learn more about this broadcast and to sign up for an e-mail reminder go to ORLive.com.

ORLIVE REFERRALS – Week of July 19, 2010
Each week ORLive highlights on-demand videos for our membership and visitors. 

No Visible Scar Surgery Referral: Laparo-Endoscopic Single-Site (LESS) Procedure from Tampa General Hospital

CME Referral: Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Viewer’s Referral: Whipple Procedure for Pancreatic Cancer from University of Maryland Medical Center

HIGHLIGHTS

NOW ON-DEMAND – The Anterior Supine Approach to Total Hip Arthroplasty
Now Available On-Demand

ORLive and Zimmer present a Total Hip Arthroplasty featuring the Continuum Acetabular System and the Fitmore Hip Stem. The surgery was originally presented live and was performed by Dr. Jonathan Yerasimides, University of Louisville Department of Orthopaedics, Louisville, KY and is moderated by Dr. Hari Bezwada, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Philadelphia, PA. This video presents the entire surgical procedure, and provides an opportunity for firsthand insight of the safe and effective implantation and surgical procedure involved with the Continuum Acetabular System and the Fitmore Hip Stem.

This surgery video is available to members of the ORLive community, and members are still able to interact and ask questions via the ORLive website. Learn more about this broadcast at ORLive.com, and be ready to view this exciting procedure by activating your free membership to ORLive today.

PREVIEW – Prenatal Pediatrics
Premieres Tuesday, July 27, 12 PM EDT

Managing a high risk pregnancy can be difficult. NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital provides the maternal, fetal and pediatric expertise to care for high-risk pregnancies. NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital was one of only eight hospitals in the country ranked in each medical specialty measured by U.S. News & World Report, with distinct leadership in neonatology and pediatric cardiac surgery.

Watch the best in Prenatal Pediatrics July 27th at Noon.

Viewers of this video are invited to interact with the team via the ORLive website, and to join the community and receive regular updates from the NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital Center for Neonatal Pediatrics.

SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT – VOX ORLive
Explore robotic assisted mitral valve surgery with cardiac surgeon Dr. Lynn Seto in the current episode of VOX ORLive, an audio podcast featuring the latest advancements in medicine, surgery, and medical technology.

About ORLive
ORLive is the leading provider of video communication channels to the healthcare community. Working collaboratively with hospitals and device manufacturers, ORLive produces and distributes customized, interactive, video programs that demonstrate the latest advances in medicine, surgical techniques and product innovations. The ORLive broadcasting network provides an intimate look at over 650 live and on-demand surgeries to a global audience, streaming over 50,000 hours of programming each month. The ORLive network can be found on-line at www.ORLive.com.

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