Bursa doctors perform rare valve-in-valve heart procedure

valve-in-valve TAVI aortic valve replacement minimally invasive surgery cardiology

Medical teams in Bursa, Turkey, have performed a rare cardiac procedure for the first time in the country. A 76-year-old patient, Şükran Can, underwent a specialized Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) to address a malfunctioning mechanical aortic valve.

Because the patient had previously undergone two open-heart surgeries and possessed limited lung capacity, a third open-heart operation was deemed too high-risk. Instead, surgeons utilized a ‘valve-in-valve’ method via catheter to place a new bioprosthetic valve inside the existing metallic valve. This procedure, which is performed on only a limited number of patients worldwide, was led by Prof. Dr. Hasan Arı at Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi.

In a separate successful minimally invasive procedure in Istanbul, a 67-year-old patient with a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm was treated using eight different stents via a closed method. This endovascular approach was chosen because the patient’s COPD made traditional open surgery extremely dangerous.

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Bursa · Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · Hasan Arı · Memorial Göztepe Hastanesi · Murat Özgür · Şükran Can

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[● 2 SOURCES] A medical team in Bursa performed the first TAVI procedure inside a mechanical aortic valve in Turkey. www.haber1.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] 67-year-old Murat Özgür was treated for a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm using a minimally invasive endovascular method. www.baskentgazete.com.tr
[● 2 SOURCES] The patient had previously received a mitral metal valve 46 years ago and a mechanical aortic valve 26 years ago. www.haber1.com
[● 2 SOURCES] 76-year-old Şükran Can received a bioprosthetic valve via the TAVI method at Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital. www.haber1.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] The treatment for Murat Özgür involved the use of 8 different stents via an incision in the groin area. www.baskentgazete.com.tr
[● 2 SOURCES] The procedure of placing a bioprosthetic valve inside a mechanical valve has only been successfully performed on 3 or 4 patients worldwide. www.haber1.com