Novel coronary heart valve substitute provides hope for 1000's with rheumatic coronary heart illness
A novel coronary heart valve alternative technique has been revealed that gives hope for the hundreds of sufferers with rheumatic coronary heart illness who want the process annually. The analysis is being introduced on the SA Coronary heart Congress 2016. The annual congress of the South African Coronary heart Affiliation is held in Cape City from eight to 11 September 2016 and is collectively organised with the annual congress of the World Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons. Consultants from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) will current a particular programme. "Over the previous decade coronary heart valve surgical procedure has been revolutionised by transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)," mentioned lead writer Dr Jacques Scherman, a cardiac surgeon within the Chris Barnard Division of Cardiothoracic Surgical procedure, College of Cape City, South Africa. "Coronary heart valves are changed or repaired through a catheter,...