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Center for Cardiovascular Surgery
them. Bakulaeva now known by the fact that here was the first in the world of surgery to implant a heart valve.
A kind of response to US surgeons who not long ago had a complicated operation full face transplant , Was a unique operation, carried out by eminent cardiac surgeon Russia Leo Bokeria . Patients with a diagnosis of "congenital heart disease" had an operation to implant tissue valves of animal origin.
According to Natalia Bakulaeva, head of the laboratory, which produces valves, Implant their properties and technical characteristics best corresponds to the natural valve. The shape of the new valve does not differ from the "native" and are assured Natalia Bakulaeva at the heart will not have any complications.
Before the surgery, experts examined a large number of natural materials, to the maximum extent appropriate for the functional and anatomical parameters of the patient's heart. As the "working" of the material have been selected and used pericardial bag of pigs and calves, the connecting walls around the heart of animals.
According to doctors, the selection of a suitable bioprosthesis is a complex and lengthy process. In addition to meeting the anatomical parameters, you must be sure "Ecology" material. Therefore, in the Center. Bakulaeva biomaterial comes from ekofermy Konovalov, which is used exclusively for the cultivation of raw materials ecological livestock.
Animal feeding only natural products, no chemical additives or antibiotics, that can adversely affect the quality of the natural material As he explains the head of the farm Alexander Konovalov.
After the operation the patient for about 10 days, will be under the supervision of doctors and clinic about six months she will need to recuperate and fitness.
More than 10 thousand patients annually set bioprosthesis , 20 thousand - in need of such assistance. Center for Cardiovascular Surgery. Bakulaeva spends more than 4, 5 thousand heart operations a year, of which about 40% is surgery to replace heart valves.
Against the background of these successes depressing only one fact - the impossibility of carrying out such operations minors because of the imperfection of the legislative system of the Russian Federation. As previously reported, year-old girl from Russia was transplanted donor heart in Italy . This operation was allocated from the federal budget in the amount of 630,000 euros.