We are happy that we had the opportunity to join such an event, to speak before the international community, and to talk about our experience in transplant coordination, which is gaining momentum every year in Ukraine.
During the internship, our specialists took part in daily operations and gained valuable experience in performing minimally invasive interventions. They had the opportunity to take part in operations on the internal thoracic artery and mitral valve plastic surgery using the da Vinci Surgical System robot.
A 58-year-old man from the Kyiv region, who suffered from ischemic cardiomyopathy, received a new organ. The patient fought for his life for more than a year, suffered several heart attacks, and was stented. But the condition kept getting worse.
Our team has undergone important training in echocardiography, endovascular methods of prosthetic valve replacement (TAVI) and mitral insufficiency correction (mitral clip), implantation of the most modern devices to support ventricles in patients with heart failure (Impella) and participated in the newest methods of aortic pathology correction (Exovasc), heart and liver transplants.
The main purpose of the event was to discuss controversial aspects of the management of patients with heart failure, in particular, drug therapy and indications for the use of devices and cardiac surgical interventions.
The team of cardiac surgeons decided to perform aortic valve prosthetics with aortic root enlargement using the Y-incision method. The operation was successful. An echocardiogram shows an excellent result.
For the first time in Ukraine, a live online broadcast of aortic valve implantation (TAVI) was held from the operating room of the Heart Institute, during which the team of our clinic implanted the most modern valve of the latest generation, Evolut Pro+ from Medtronic.
We are grateful to Senator Bill Frist, M.D., President of Belmont University Dr. L. Gregory Jones, Dean Thomas F. Frist Jr., College of Medicine, Dr. Morgan Wills, Dr. Anderson Pickard, Dr. Ron Loeppke, Dawn Houston Eck, Peace and Development Foundation Chairman Rostyslav Semikov for their support and help.
The training continues, and we will share interesting information with you. Very soon, we will implement the new knowledge and experience gained within the walls of the Heart Institute.
All for the health of our patients. We are moving Ukrainian medicine and transplantology forward!
We congratulate our Czech colleagues for achieving excellent results in treating heart pathology and express our sincere gratitude for their willingness to share their experiences with Ukrainian doctors.