BCI’s Executive Director, Prof. Vladimir Danov, talked about “Life after COVID” – an association of patients who survived the infection. He also explained the possibilities of modern cardiac surgery – intravascular (endovascular), minimally invasive techniques and classic operations.
Watch the full interview on Eurocom TV here.
On World Heart Day, the Bulgarian Cardiac Institute launched a campaign to identify the effects on the heart and the cardiovascular system in patients who have survived COVID-19. Mayor of Burgas, Dimitar Nikolov, also joined the campaign and had his blood pressure measured by the doctors from the Heart and Brain Center of Excellence.
You can find the full article with pictures here.
“Dear patients, please strictly follow the prescribed therapy and consult a cardiologist at the slightest change in your condition. Walk, eat healthy, laugh. There are times when the heart cannot wait! Let us take care of your hearts, because we know how.”
You can read the full interview here (in Bulgarian).
International studies show that after infection with COVID-19, many patients have cardiovascular complications. Almost all of them report long-term symptoms of severe fatigue and shortness of breath, which is often the equivalent of heart failure. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 796 deaths have been registered in Bulgaria, and more than 14,000 persons have been cured of the infection. Therefore, the Bulgarian Cardiac Institute has launched a national, free screening campaign with indeterminate duration called “Life after COVID” with the following objectives: identification of the effects of the infection on the cardiovascular system, diagnosis, treatment, long-term follow-up and adequate actions to improve quality of life.
The full interview is available here in Bulgarian.
After being infected with COVID-19, 40% of the patients have irreversible damage to the heart muscle. That is why the Heart and Brain Center of Excellence in Pleven will participate in the national free screening campaign with indeterminate duration called “Life after COVID” with the following objectives: identification of the effects of the infection on the cardiovascular system, diagnosis, treatment, long-term follow-up and adequate actions to improve quality of life.
The full audio interview is available here in Bulgarian.
On the Bulgarian Unification Day, the mayor of the municipality of Lovech, Mrs. Cornelia Marinova, solemnly awarded honorary titles and signs of the city. The event opened with a military ceremony with a guard of honor and the raising of the national flag. Prof. Raynov, beloved by the patients Chief Clinical and Scientific Consultant of the Department of Neurosurgery of the University Hospital “Heart and Brain” Pleven, was awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of Lovech.
“40 years ago, I would have never imagined that I would stand here today, among such honorable people. I would like to join the expression of gratitude and appreciation. Wherever I work in the world, I have always considered myself a person belonging to Lovech, and I will remain with you in the future”, said the famous neurosurgeon Prof. Dr. Nikolay Rainov.
He is a member of the “Professional Union of German Neurosurgery” (BDNC) and “Germany Association of Neurosurgery” (DGNC); “Kingdom College of Surgeons” in Edinburg, Great Britain (FRCSEd) honored member; regular member of the “Society of the British neurosurgeons” (SBNS); international member of the “American association of Cancer research” (AACR), “American Association of Neurology Surgeons” (AANS) associate member, “European Association of Neurooncology” (EANO), “American society of Neurooncology” (SNO), “American Society for Gene therapy” (ASGT).
Prof. Nikolay Rainov was awarded the title of Honorary citizen of his native Lovech
In just one day, six patients successfully underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVI; TAVR) at the Heart and Brain Center of Clinical Excellence. The less invasive procedures that is designed to replace a diseased aortic valve were performed thanks to the multidisciplinary HEART TEAM, which worked in perfect synchrony.
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“I just want to show how important it is for medical people to communicate with patients and their relatives. Let us be grateful to those who save lives”, said Hristina Avramova from Burgas in a letter to a local media.
The original article is available here.
While waiting for a vaccine against COVID-19, let’s look at the possibilities for prevention, said the Deputy Director of the Bulgarian Institute of Bioinformatics in an interview with Trud.
The full article is available here in Bulgarian.
Prof. Danov: Germany offers a vast number of intensive care beds, whist we in Pleven have the biggest Intensive Care and Resuscitation Department on the Balkans. Germany produces medical equipment and medicines on their own, and the Bulgarian Producer “TchaikaPharma” developed a production technology for a period so short that is worthy of a record and registered in Bulgaria Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate, which is wonderful news for more than four thousand Bulgarians, suffering from autoimmune diseases. Isn`t that inspiring and admirable?
You can read the whole interview here in Bulgarian.
