Specialists at the Aga Khan University Hospital have performed the first heart valve replacement in the region …
The Aga Khan University Hospital Heart and Cancer Center is the only center in sub-Saharan Africa outside South Africa which has met with international approval for this technology to be made available.
By NAIROBI NEWS CORRESPONDENT
Specialists at the Aga Khan University Hospital have performed the first heart valve replacement in the region using a novel technique that uses only two punctures in the groin.
The operation has been hailed as a landmark procedure for the region, which removes the need for open heart surgery to enable the valve replacement.
The new technique of trans-catheter aortic valve implantation (known as TAVI) is only available in a few specialist centers around the world and requires a comprehensive team with experts who have internationally recognized experience in both open surgical and minimally invasive interventional techniques.
The Aga Khan University Hospital Heart and Cancer center is the only center in sub-Saharan Africa outside South Africa which has met with international approval for this technology to be made available.
Via
- Aga Khan doctors in heart surgery breakthrough | Nairobi News.
- http://www.citizennews.co.ke/news/2012/local/item/26561-aga-khan-hospital-scores-a-first-regional-heart-surgery
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