“Real ignorance is not the absence of knowledge, but the refusal to acquire it” Karl Popper

In the last 30 years the landscape of cardiac surgery has changed drastically. The rapid development of interventional cardiology, both in the field of coronary disease and in that of percutaneous valves, requires the training of “modern” cardiac surgeons who will be able to adapt to the changing conditions and requirements of the new era.

“The advantages of minimally invasive cardiac surgeries include: the personalized approach, the short operative time, the small surgical incisions, the minimal postoperative pain, the short stay in the hospital, with the ultimate goal of the rapid return of the patient to everyday life”, points out Mr. Evangelos Papadimas Director of Cardiac Surgery Clinic Metropolitan Hospital, Specialist in Minimally Invasive and Endoscopic Cardiac Surgery.

“This challenge” he continues “is important for modern cardiac surgeons, as they now have to manage patients who are looking for the best possible treatment of the condition combined with the fastest possible recovery.

That is why the basic knowledge about coronary bypass and valve replacement surgeries that may have been important for a heart surgeon during the previous twenty years, is no longer sufficient for up to date and correct surgical management of corresponding cases.

Furthermore, “with the widespread and rapid dissemination of knowledge, the average cardiac surgeon faces an informed patient who inquires about the minimally invasive technique, knowing in advance its benefits, but also its minimal limitations, as there are few cases for which it is contraindicated “, he adds.

Therefore, “minimally invasive cardiac surgery and the acquisition of experience in minimally invasive techniques are the only path for modern cardiac surgeons, always aiming at the most correct and effective treatment of the health problems of cardiac patients.

Minimally invasive cardiac surgery is considered, without a doubt, the present and the future of cardiac surgery, for the best possible treatment of cases and the improvement of patients’ lives”, concludes Mr. Papadimas.

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*Metropolitan Hospital, pioneering cutting-edge technology and offering high-level health services, ensures that it is at the center of developments and with great expertise and experience in its medical staff to deal with cardiac surgery cases with minimally invasive techniques for the benefit of the patient.

For more information: https://www.metropolitan-hospital.gr/el/