Professor Shmuel Banaihead of the invasive cardiology department
At the Top Ichilov Medical Center, the best cardiac surgeons perform aortic stenosis correction. These specialists have many years of experience and high professional qualifications. They have hundreds of successful aortic valve replacement surgeries and numerous thanks from cured patients. The cardiac surgery department is fully equipped with the most modern equipment, allowing for patient condition monitoring and performing even the most complex open-heart surgeries.
Aortic Stenosis: Advantages of Treatment at Top Ichilov
- Surgery is performed only by highly qualified cardiac surgeons, professors, and doctors.
- Before surgery, the patient undergoes a complete multi-level examination.
- The method of treatment is chosen solely based on the patient's interests.
- Reliable high-quality prostheses are used.
- Post-discharge patient management, consultations, recommendations.
- Care and monitoring are provided by specially trained medical staff.
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Aortic Stenosis: Treatment Methods at Top Ichilov Medical Center
Depending on the patient's condition, compensatory drug therapy may be indicated before surgery. Medications for left ventricle decompression, drugs compensating for cardiovascular and pulmonary insufficiency, and other treatments as indicated are prescribed.
- Surgical treatment of aortic stenosis is performed in two ways: aortic valve replacement (prosthesis) and balloon valvuloplasty (expansion of the narrowed area). Mechanical (artificial) valves and biological allografts are used for prosthesis. After surgery, stenosis symptoms disappear, but patients require rehabilitation treatment and anticoagulant therapy.
- Balloon valvuloplasty is performed as a standalone treatment for congenital pathologies and as palliative treatment if prosthesis is contraindicated for the patient. This method is often a preparatory step for surgery; the expanded aortic lumen allows for restored pressure in the left ventricle and supplies blood to the organs, after which valve prosthesis is performed once the patient's condition improves.
Modern Treatment Methods
- Renal artery denervation
- Coronary artery bypass grafting
- Aortic valve replacement
Aortic Stenosis: Diagnostics at Top Ichilov Medical Center
Aortic stenosis (stenosis of the aortic orifice) is the narrowing of the aorta at the level of the aortic valve. The defect obstructs blood flow from the left ventricle, creates high pressure within it, and enlarges the left ventricle. In addition to heart hypertrophy, aortic stenosis provokes congestive phenomena in the pulmonary circulation. Stenosis is a cause of cardiovascular and pulmonary insufficiency. The disease not only causes suffering to patients but can also threaten their lives.
Patients with aortic stenosis most often complain of weakness, frequent fainting, and shortness of breath even at rest. The pathology may be accompanied by chest pain and pain behind the sternum, pale skin, and episodes of suffocation in patients.
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Diagnostics are conducted to determine the severity of the pathology, identify damage to the heart and internal organs, and confirm indications for surgical intervention.
- ECG (monitoring heart contractile function);
- Chest X-ray (condition of the lungs and heart hypertrophy);
- ECHO-KG (assessment of valve leaflet thickening and aortic lumen);
- Cardiac catheterization (determining the pressure difference in the left ventricle and the aorta itself);
- Doppler study;
- Angiocardiography;
- Other examinations to assess the overall condition of the patient.
Modern Diagnostic Methods
- Ultrasound Dopplerography of extracranial vessels
- Ultrasound