Report on the medical and scientific work of the Department of Cardiology of Acquired Heart Defects for 2018 year
In 2018 Bakoulev National Medical Research Center for Cardiovascular Surgery 1110 patients treated. 495 operations were performed in 485 patients, 201 operations with artificial blood circulation were performed. In 2016-2018 in Center operations in artificial circulation conditions were performed to 328 patients 75 years and older, 249 patients underwent correction of valvular heart disease. The average age of the patients was 80.5±7 years, the average EuroSCORE was 11.4±9.1. In the etiology of valvular disease a lesion of aortic valve congenital origin was the leading part. In most cases combined operations were performed. It should be emphasized that the implantation of biological prostheses and mechanical prostheses were performed in the same percentage of cases (53 and 47%, respectively). Hospital mortality was 10% (25 patients), and after isolated aortic valve replacement - 6.8% (9 patients).