Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (MICS)

Connect The Docs brings you an RACGP CPD Course worth 0.5 hours of Educational Activities points in the 2023-2025 Triennium.

Revisit considerations for minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) and specifically explore MICS for aortic valve surgery, mitral valve surgery, and understand the terms OBCAB, MIDCAB, and MICS-CABG.

Learning Objectives:

1. Discuss the pathophysiology and disease progression, impact on physiology and clinical presentation of heart valve diseases
2. Identify the signs and symptoms of heart valve disease
3. Review the clinical application of minimally invasive cardiac surgery in the real world
4. Discuss current evidence related to the use of Cardiac Bypass Pump in CABG patients and other Cardiac Surgical procedures such as heart valve replacement

Professor Martin Misfield is a Professor of Cardiac Surgery and Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at the Sydney Adventist Hospital.

This presentation was recorded in October 2024.