The heart team of Heart and Brain Center of Clinical Excellence in Pleven performed for the hundredth time aortic valve replacement by a bloodless method, the hospital said. The innovative procedure was applied to an 83-year-old patient who trusted the multidisciplinary team of the following departments: invasive cardiology – Dr. Pavlin Pavlov and Dr. Denis Nikolov, cardiology – prof. Dr. Iana Simova, cardiac surgery and resuscitation – Dr. Yordan Krasnaliev and Dr. Yordan Kotlarov.
In the hospitals of the Bulgarian CardiacInstitute, this intervention is absolutely free of charge for the insured persons and the results are world-class, as the method ensures the wellbeing of patients. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation is becoming the world standard for the treatment of high-risk patients.
The patient is feeling well, the medical institution in Pleven clarified.
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