Over the next few weeks or days, you'll need to prepare for heart surgery. You probably have a number of questions about this operation. That's completely normal!
The first part of this video explains how the heart works and the main steps involved in the following types of heart surgery:
· Coronary bypass surgery
· Valve surgery
· Ascending aorta surgery
The second part looks at the following topics:
· The preoperative phase
· The operative phase
· The post-operative phase
