Turkey takes 2nd place in Europe in terms of the use of robotic cardiac surgery and methods associated with artificial heart. This was reported to “Anadol” by the President of the Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery Professor Kurshat Bozkurt.
According to him, cardiovascular diseases are one of the most common ailments.
“The frequency of cardiovascular diseases in Turkey is comparable to statistics in developed countries. Each of 150 residents of Turkey aged 30 to 79 years have stenosis (narrowing) of the carotid artery. Control, subsequent observation and some intervention. If if intervention. If if. If To consider within the framework of the population of the country, then more than 600 thousand people are at risk of temporary or permanent paralysis, ”said the professor.
According to Bozkurt, one out of every 65 men over 65 years old has aortic diortation, which must be observed and treated. “Every year, more than 100 thousand people are formed by blood clot (thrombosis) in the lower extremities or in the lung. Annually, 25 thousand patients need to carry out a procedure associated with the disease of the kidneys and the need to conduct dialysis,” said Bozkurt.
According to him, stenting of the coronary arteries still occupies an important place in the treatment of coronary diseases. “The stent can not always be the most suitable solution for the patient. About 70,000 patients passing coronary shunting annually. In the presence of a blood clot in the lower limb, it is increasingly dissolved by a closed method. Robotized cardiac surgery, the development of artificial blood circulation apparatuses, artificial hearts led to serious changes in cardiac surgery Over the past 10 years, ”the professor said.
According to him, each operation carried out in developed countries in the field of cardiovascular surgery is successfully carried out in Turkey. “We take 2nd place in Europe in the field of artificial heart and robotic cardiac surgery. Germany occupies a leading position in Europe in these two areas,” Bozkurt said.
The professor said that operations using a heart support device usually lasts an average of 5 hours, although this depends on the condition of the patient. After surgery, the patient is usually under observation in the intensive care unit, ”said the professor.
According to him, in general, the patient after the operation was under the supervision of doctors in the hospital for about 20-25 days. “Every year in our country, more than 200 patients with a far -goed heart failure returned to normal life through a mechanical structure of heart support, known as” artificial heart “. Today, such a device is installed in approximately 2000 Turkish patients. The number of operations According to heart transplantation, varies from 50 to 60, ”added the professor.