Modern medicine allows you to eliminate the defect with a minimally invasive endovascular method without open surgery on the heart, the need to stop it and the use of the artificial circulation system.
As a patch for the defect, a mesh occluder made of an alloy of nickel and titanium, which has the property of shape memory, is used. The patch is delivered to the installation site folded inside a special flexible catheter-conductor along the natural bloodstream through a small skin puncture in the thigh.
Due to percutaneous access and minor surgical trauma, the operation is much easier to tolerate and has an extremely small percentage of complications. This surgical intervention is performed exclusively in a specially equipped X-ray operating room. Among the equipment are innovative imaging systems designed for minimally invasive heart surgery UltraIce, EchoNavigator, HeartNavigator.
EchoNavigator allows clinicians to perform procedures more efficiently by intelligently combining the imaging results of X-ray equipment and a 3D echocardiograph in one interactive and intuitive image, making it much easier for a multidisciplinary team of operating physicians.
HeartNavigator is the latest program that compares the patient's heart with the X-ray image obtained in real time and recreates a detailed 3D model of the structure of the patient's heart, displaying the location of catheters and heart valves. Thanks to HeartNavigator, doctors more accurately plan operations taking into account the individual characteristics of the anatomy. Also, the program allows you to calculate the probability of a successful outcome of the operation and reduce the necessary for it's time.
UltraIce is a catheter for intracardiac ultrasound. Ultrasound is done from inside the heart and allows you to better see structures that may not be accessible with conventional and transesophageal echocardiography.
Advantages:
- Highly qualified specialists (surgeon, anesthesiologist, assistant, arrhythmologist, functional diagnostics doctor, operating nurse and X-ray technician) with extensive operational experience.
- Innovative equipment of the cardiocenter, modern and high-quality consumables.
- Minimal risk of postoperative complications, minor surgical trauma, absence of scars and short rehabilitation.