24-year-old Kazakhstani Ismail Tursunov with a new heart feels great, lives up to the hilt. He takes sports, makes big plans and looks to the future with hope.
The operation carried out in National Scientific Cardiac Surgery Center JSC to the patient with dilated cardiomyopathy has become a breakthrough project in cardiac surgery. The system with a fully implanted ventricular assist device (FIVAD), the world's first assist device, enables patients to live freely without a direct connection to an external power source.
“FIVAD has great prospects in changing the paradigm and approaches in the treatment of heart failure end-stage. We are pleased to present this breakthrough technological solution, which makes possible for patients to live a full and high-quality life after surgical intervention,” Yuri Pya said, Chairman of the Board of NSCSC JSC, at the press conference on the global release of a new revolutionary system for heart failure patients in the Central Communications Service.
According to Yuri Pya, heart surgeon, the operated patient has almost returned to a normal lifestyle, has the opportunity not only to do everyday activities, but even to swim, which has not been possible using other models of similar devices.
“The system of the left ventricular assist device of heart is the safest for patients, enabling them to move freely, not burdened by external equipment - cables, which significantly reduces a number of complications and significantly improves the life quality. This case is the first in cardiac surgery practice and has become unique in the world,” the doctor emphasized.
Yuri Pya stressed that Ismail was operated with the use of a technological solution recently developed in Israel.
“The uniqueness is that most components of the artificial ventricle are small in size and are located in the patient's body. Outside device has only a drive belt, a controller, a battery and a special monitoring watch for the heart state. The device is continuously charged wirelessly, which completely eliminates the risk of infection. Ismail will not have to wear a heavy belt with device around the clock, as it was with people before, the new technology will enable him to stay without medical equipment for up to 8 hours,” he said.
It should be noted that such operations under the new Israeli technology have not yet been carried out anywhere in the world. And about 150 patients a year need such an operation. According to Yuri P, once an European certificate is received and an experiment in Europe and America are conducted, Kazakhstanis will be able to be operated in their home country for free with guaranteed free medical care.
