Aortic Valve Stenosis-Surgery, Hopital le Bocage, Dijon, France

In 2011, Coley was invited by surgeon Dr Olivier Bouchot to observe and document an aortic valve stenosis procedure at Hôpital du Bocage in Dijon, Burgundy. Aortic valve stenosis occurs when the heart valve fails to open sufficiently to allow full blood flow to the aorta, forcing the heart to work harder to compensate — surgery being the only corrective option.

Given rare permission to record, film, and photograph the procedure, Coley documented an operation lasting approximately five hours. The resulting footage is available on YouTube, where it carries an age restriction in line with the nature of the content.

With thanks to Dr Olivier Bouchot and his team at Hôpital du Bocage, Dijon.

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