Heart of Ukrainian Soldier Saved!
July, 19, 2022
Cardiac surgeon and director of the Heart Institute Prof. Borys Todurov removed a fragment of a projectile from the heart of a Ukrainian soldier, the heart continued to beat during the operation.
Family Kidney Transplantation at the Heart Institute
July, 12, 2022
At the Heart Institute, a kidney was transplanted from a mother to her daughter! As of today, the two of them have already been transferred from the intensive care unit and are in the department in the ward. The kidney is working.
The First Heart Transplant in Lutsk
June, 20, 2022
The heart was received by the 49-year-old patient from Mykolaiv who moved to Kiev after the beginning of the Russian invasion in Ukraine. He had to leave Kyiv for his new heart, because the donor was in Lutsk, and it was not possible to deliver the donor’s heart from there. So, our brigade drove with the patient all night to get to Lutsk as soon as possible.
Going Home with Heart Transplant Following Mechanical Heart Implantation
June, 17, 2022
Mykolai Medvedev is the first patient in Ukraine to undergo both stages of treatment – 1.5 years ago he had a mechanical heart implanted in the Heart Institute, and three weeks ago a donor heart was transplanted to him.
Fifth Heart Transplant at the Heart Institute This Year
June, 15, 2022
We continue to save our patients even in times of war.
A new heart beats in the chest of a 49-year-old man from Mariupol, who had suffered from cardiomyopathy in recent years.
Kidney Transplantation Started in the Heart Institute
June, 15, 2022
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Today was a significant event – for the first time at the Heart Institute, a family kidney transplant was performed: a mother donated a kidney to her 37-year-old son, who had been on dialysis for a long time. At the moment, both mother and son are feeling well, the kidney is working and the patients are undergoing planned postoperative rehabilitation!
Expertise of Ukrainian Cardiac Surgery in Batumi
June, 12, 2022
This visit took place at the invitation of Georgian colleagues and our good friends at the same time.
It was also an additional opportunity to spread information about the war in Ukraine.
The Georgian colleagues understand us better than anyone.
For the first time in Ukraine, Heart Transplantation for Patients with Implanted Mechanical Heart
May, 22, 2022
For the first time in Ukraine, Prof. Borys Todurov and a team of doctors from the Heart Institute performed two heart transplants on patients aged 39 and 67 who had mechanical hearts implanted about two years ago.
Specialists of the Heart Institute Provided Consultations in Towns of Gostomel, Ozera, Gorenka, Moshchun of Kyiv Region
May, 21, 2022
Consultation was provided to 157 adult patients with cardiovascular pathology against a background of post-traumatic stress disorder, including patients with exacerbation of chronic coronary heart disease, critical hypertension and severe cardiac arrhythmias.
Ilon Musk’s Technologies Help Save Our Patients
May, 10, 2022
Cooperation between the Heart Institute and Sumy Regional Clinical Cardiology Dispensary has been going on for about 10 years and is expressed not only in on-site consultations of our specialists, but also in comprehensive support when there is a need for a collegial decision on difficult patients and operations.