Complex, Unique Reconstructive Cardiac Surgery on 13-year-old Boy with Marfan Syndrom

August, 31, 2018

On August 30, 2018, at the Heart Institute, Kyiv, the world-renowned doctor of medical philosophy, professor of cardiac surgery Rimantas Benetis, together with Doctor of Medical Sciences Borys Todurov, conducted a complex surgery (the David procedure) on the reconstruction of the aortic root including correction of the valve’s cusps and replacement of a part of the aorta. The patient was a 13-year-old boy with a rare genetic condition, Marfan syndrome.

4-year Old Girl Travels from Palestine to Kyiv for Complex Cardiac Surgery

August, 23, 2018

Masha Abu Rumaila is four and a half years old. She was born in Makeyevka, Donetsk region, but now lives in Palestine. At birth, she was diagnosed with a critical congenital heart disease, a functionally single ventricle. The first two heart surgeries were made by the cardiac surgeon Igor Mokrik in Donetsk in 2014. The third, final and most complicated Fontan procedure, was successfully conducted by Igor Mokrik at the Heart Institute, Kyiv, on August 8, 2018.

Critical Aortic Coarctaction Surgery on 1.3 kg Premature Baby in the Heart Institute

August, 10, 2018

On August 6, 2018, at the Heart Institute, Kyiv, a team of doctors – Vasyl Karpenko, Volodymyr Vashkeba, Irina Galamay – successfully operated a premature baby with a diagnosis of congenital heart defect – a critical coarctation of the aorta. The surgery lasted 4 hours. On August 8, the baby was breathing on his own […]

Endovascular Prosthetics of the Mitral Valve at the Heart Institute

July, 26, 2018

The patient is a 62-year old man with a diagnosis – isolated severe mitral insufficiency. In the presence of concomitant pathology, an open operation was contraindicated. At the Heart Institute, the patient had an endovascular prosthetics of the mitral valve.

Endovascular Prosthetics of the Mitral Valve at the Heart Institute

July, 26, 2018

The patient is a 62-year old man with a diagnosis – isolated severe mitral insufficiency. In the presence of concomitant pathology, an open operation was contraindicated. At the Heart Institute, the patient had an endovascular prosthetics of the mitral valve.

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation on 84-Year-Old Patient

July, 13, 2018

Recently at the Heart Institute, a transfemoral (implantation) implantation of the last-generation prosthesis of the aortic valve was conducted on an 84-year-old woman having been diagnosed with critical aortic stenosis with apparent calcification of the openings of the aortic valve.

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation on 84-Year-Old Patient

July, 13, 2018

Recently, at the Heart Institute, a transfemoral (implantation) implantation of the last-generation prosthesis of the aortic valve was conducted on an 84-year-old woman having been diagnosed with critical aortic stenosis with apparent calcification of the openings of the aortic valve.

Ozaki Procedures in Tbilisi, Georgia

July, 8, 2018

The team of the Heart Institute led by Director of the Heart Institute Borys Todurov, once again operated in Georgia, this time in Tbilisi. Three Ozaki procedures were performed.

Replacement of ball aortic valve prosthesis after 29 years of work

July, 5, 2018

On July 5, 2018, a surgery of aortic valve replacement was conducted on a 45-year-old woman by Professor Borys Todurov at the Heart Institute. At the age of 16 the patient was diagnosed with an infective endocarditis of the aortic valve and in 1989 she was successfully operated. At that time a ball prosthesis of the aortic valve was implanted which successfully worked for 29 years. The surgery was completed successfully.