Your Life in Their Hands Stephen Westaby - Heart Surgeon

Stephen Westaby - Heart Surgeon

An insight into the work of Stephen Westaby regarded as one of the world's leading cardiac surgeons, with more than 10,000 operations to his name. Cameras follow him at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital as he treats Jim Braid, who is suffering from severe heart disease. Too sick to withstand a transplant, his last chance of survival is to have a mechanical heart fitted, a procedure that is both complex and risky