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2 clusters · 11 sources · 3 days · First seen 8 days ago · Last updated 6 days ago

Advanced cardiovascular procedures in Turkey

Overview

Medical teams in Turkey have successfully performed several advanced, minimally invasive cardiovascular procedures on high-risk patients.

In İzmir, surgeons at İzmir Şehir Hastanesi utilized the subclavian artery to perform a rare ‘subclavian TAVI’ heart valve procedure on a 76-year-old patient. This approach was necessary because the patient’s groin vessels were blocked and open-heart surgery was deemed too risky due to existing comorbidities.

In Bursa, medical professionals at Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital performed a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) to place a bioprosthetic valve inside an existing mechanical valve, a procedure described as being documented in only a handful of cases globally. This specific ‘valve-in-valve’ method was used for 76-year-old patient Şükran Can, who had previously undergone two open-heart surgeries and possessed limited lung capacity, making further open surgery too high-risk. The procedure was led by Prof. Dr. Hasan Arı.

Additionally, in Istanbul, surgeons at Memorial Göztepe Hospital treated a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm using a closed method involving eight stents to avoid the risks associated with open surgery for a patient with COPD.

Entities

Memorial Göztepe Hastanesi · Pınar Türker Duyuler · Murat Özgür · Şükran Can · Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

[● 2 SOURCES] A medical team in Bursa performed the first TAVI procedure inside a mechanical aortic valve in Turkey. www.haber1.com · www.sondakika.com
[● 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 · www.sondakika.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 · www.sondakika.com
[● 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 · www.sondakika.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
[○ 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

Timeline

6 days ago

[HEALTH] 9 sources
Bursa doctors perform rare valve-in-valve heart procedure
Surgeons in Turkey have successfully performed a rare ‘valve-in-valve’ TAVI procedure on a high-risk patient in Bursa, marking the first time this method was used on a metallic valve in the country.
8 days ago

[HEALTH] 2 sources
İzmir doctors perform rare subclavian TAVI heart valve procedure
Doctors at İzmir Şehir Hastanesi successfully performed a rare subclavian TAVI procedure on a 76-year-old patient with blocked groin vessels and multiple comorbidities.

Sources

aksiyon.com.tr · avrupagazete.co.uk · baskentgazete.com.tr · bursatv.com.tr · cukurovagazetesi.com · haber1.com · haber16.com · ilkhaber-gazetesi.com · medyagazete.com · sondakika.com · yasadikca.com

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