Pilot's surgeon

Russian doctors perform complicated heart surgeries, which bring almost no risk. Heart navigational equipment opens the opportunity for early recovery for patients.

On the third day after heart surgery, 74-year-old patient Larisa Moryakova dreamed of a trip. The doctors replaced her aortic valve, but the breast did not see any scars. The only imprint of the surgery is a small incision in the thigh. Surgeons say the incision will heal completely within a few days. By the end of the week, patients will be discharged from hospital and after one month, they can start any trip away. Within five years, the heart will not " serve " the owner.

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The replacement of heart valves becomes safe, even in elderly patients, thanks to an important factor - "heart pilot" . Before taking the patient to the operating table, doctors performed a tomography scan of the heart and aorta. Computer program that processes data and sets the fastest, shortest route to problematic heart valves. Doctors do not necessarily have to look for and replace heart valves on their own.

The Russian Academy of Health Sciences Academician Rinat Akchurin confirms that, just taking the right steps that the navigator 'guide' is enough: 'Here is like a military sight, target selection and regardless of item Where did the pepper move - the tank or the cannon - the navigator always kept close. "

On the screen, a problematic heart valve is highlighted in yellow. Red and blue are areas where surgeons must avoid impact because they can be fatal."The position of devices in the patient's body is determined very accurately by X-rays, moving with the surgeon's hand," - electrologist Dr. Andrey Marulin said. most completely with X-ray machines. The device fully grasp the evolution of the surgery ".

Previously, in elderly patients, aortic valve disease was considered a judgment. The blood is hard to run, the heart is bulging - the "engine" stop is hard to avoid. New heart valve surgery successfully enrolled in nearly 100 percent of cases. The only negative factor here is the price. The cost for a surgery is up to 50 thousand dollars. Indicators of support from the state do not meet the needs of all patients. However, Russian charities began to promise to help.