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Dr. Gokhale CT Associates in association with Yashoda Hospital, Secunderabad organised a Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program on Minimal Access Cardiovascular Interventions here at Hotel Marigold, Greenlands, Hyderabad. arious medical specialties spoke on topics such as Percutaneous Valve Therapies (Speaker: Dr. A. Srinivas Kumar, Cardiologist, Care Hospitals); Minimal Access Cardiac Surgery (Speaker: Dr. A. G. K. Gokhale, Cardiothracic surgeon, Yashoda Hospitals); Endovascular Interventions & Hybrid Procedures for Aortic Disease

Minimal access cardiac surgery is a patient-friendly procedure wherein a small incision of about seven centimeters made on the side of the chest that goes between ribs and not breaking any bone bringing down recovery time to three-four weeks instead of the usual three-four months required after a regular surgery.

The aim of the program was to provide up-to-date information and upgrade knowledge in all aspects of minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgery informed Dr. A.G.K. Gokhale, Cardiothracic Surgeon, Yashoda Hospitals and co-organiser of the CME program.