Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is the optimal type of treatment of elderly patients with aortic stenosis with a high risk of mortality during traditional surgical correction of the defect. Aortic valve replacement is the main treatment for aortic stenosis – a partial narrowing of the lumen of the aortic valve, causing difficulty in the…

Chronic total occlusion (CTO) of the coronary arteries is a common disease in people with coronary heart disease, especially those who have had acute myocardial infarction. Reopening (recanalization) with a catheter is an alternative to open heart surgery, especially for elderly patients or patients at increased risk of surgery. The cardiac surgeon inserts one or…

Chronic occlusion (blockage) of the arteries of the lower extremities is a common disease in people with coronary heart disease and widespread atherosclerosis. Reopening (recanalization) with a catheter is an alternative to open surgery, especially for elderly patients or patients at increased risk of surgery. The cardiac surgeon inserts the catheter through a puncture in…

Main aorto-pulmonary collateral arteries (MAPCA) are congenital malformations of main vessels when there is a direct communication between the aorta and the pulmonary artery system. As a rule, it is combined with other malformations of the heart and main vessels. With the direct communication of the aorta and the pulmonary artery, the pressure in the…

Rupture of the interventricular septum (IVS) is considered one of the most dangerous and life-threatening complications of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). In the absence of surgical treatment, mortality is up to 70% in the first 3 days. Due to the introduction of coronary revascularization (stenting) into everyday practice in AMI, the risk of postinfarction ventricular…

Thanks to the rapid development of technology in recent decades, heart valve replacement has become a routine operation in the vast majority of cardiac surgery clinics in Ukraine, Europe and the whole world. However, like any surgical procedure, even with perfect technique and technology, valve replacement is not without its drawbacks. One of the complications…

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a disease in which the thickness of the heart wall increases significantly. A particular danger is the so-called asymmetric form of the disease, when the myocardium of the left ventricular outflow tract thickens to a greater extent, there is an obstacle to the exit of blood, and the operation of the valve…

A coronary-pulmonary fistula is an abnormal connection of a coronary artery that feeds the heart to a segment of the pulmonary artery. It occurs in 0.08-0.1% of all congenital heart defects. Part of the blood from the coronary arteries through the fistula rushes into the pulmonary artery, which causes a insufficiency of coronary blood flow…

The aorta is the largest human artery through which blood is sent from the heart to the organs and which is divided into several sections: Ascending aorta; Arc; The descending part of the aorta. A serious problem is a condition in which excessive expansion – protrusion occurs in a certain area of the aorta. If…

The aorta is the largest human artery through which blood is sent from the heart to the organs and which is divided into several sections: ascending aorta, arc, the descending part of the aorta. A serious problem is a condition in which excessive expansion – protrusion occurs in a certain area of the aorta. If…

Transcatheter mitral valve implantation (TMVI) is the optimal type of surgical treatment for elderly patients with mitral stenosis with a high risk of mortality in traditional surgical correction of defects. Mitral valve prosthesis is the main method of treating mitral stenosis – a partial narrowing of the mitral valve lumen, which provokes difficulty in blood…