For the first time in Ukraine, the aortic valve endoprosthesis of the new generation was implanted in the Heart Institute. The patient is 75 years old.
March, 29, 2018
The patient, 75 years old, had a complex combined lesion of the aortic valve (a combined aortic defect with a predominance of stenosis), a marked loss of ascending aortic calcinosis and a number of concomitant diseases, which combined risk the traditional operation to be extremely high. Endovascular implantation of the aortic valve was the only opportunity to save his life.
Borys Todurov answers the main questions and talks about the benefits of Ozaki procedure.
November 23-24, 2017
Leading cardiac surgeons from the USA, Germany, Lithuania, Great Britain, Belarus, Poland, Romania, Greece, Georgia, Moldova took part in the event.
The Congress was not just a cycle of reports of outstanding cardiac surgeons – it was a meeting of like-minded people, masters of their cause; a gathering of a united world team who are most anxious to save human lives.
For the first time in Ukraine, at the Heart Institute, Ozaki Procedure was done on a 4-year-old girl with the congenital aortic defect. The surgery went successfully – the result is excellent.
A new development of Borys Todurov in conjunction with Ukrainian specialists – the Ukrainian support ring – is applied in the cardiac surgery.
It’s always hard to do something for the first time. This is a huge responsibility and a great work of a team of like-minded people at the Heart Institute.