Jimu news reporter Chen Lingyan
Correspondent Li Han
The ninety-year-old mother-in-law found that the aortic valve was severely closed, and the aortic valve of the lesion must be replaced immediately to avoid the danger of life such as heart failure or even sudden death. Taking into account unfavorable factors such as advanced age and hypertension, doctors take "heart surgery without opening the chest" to replace the aortic valve of the lesion and restore the normal function of the heart. On August 23, the mother-in-law was discharged from the hospital, which happened to be her 90th birthday, and the medical staff brought out cake and sang a birthday song.
90-year-old Luo Poba, a native of Wuhan, developed chest tightness 20 years ago, went to the hospital to find out that she had atrial fibrillation, and took medication under the guidance of a doctor to control her condition. Last month, she developed uncomfortable symptoms such as repeated episodes of chest pain, and examination at the Cardiovascular Disease Center of Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University showed that Luo Po's heart valve had a lesion, resulting in severe aortic valve insufficiency and enlargement of the left ventricle. The aortic valve of the lesion must be replaced immediately to avoid life-threatening risks such as heart failure or even sudden death.
Knowing that heart surgery was needed, Luo's children were very nervous and worried about the elderly's advanced age and history of hypertension, and could not tolerate the operation. After comprehensive evaluation, experts such as Professor Liu Jinping, director of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery of Central South Hospital, decided to perform "heart surgery without thoracic surgery" for Luo Po to minimize the trauma. On July 28, Professor Liu Jinping's team performed transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for Luo Po, which was punctured from the root of Luo Po's thigh and sent into the interventional catheter through the femoral artery, transporting an artificial heart valve with a diameter of less than 3 cm to the aortic valve area of the heart and releasing it, replacing the lesion aortic valve and restoring the normal function of the valve. The operation of more than 1 hour was very successful. On August 23, Luo Po's physical indicators returned to normal and she recovered and was discharged from the hospital.
"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you..." At 10:00 a.m. on the 23rd, the doctors of the Department of Heart Surgery pushed a lilac birthday cake with 9 candles inserted in it, slowly entered Luo Po's ward, and put on a "birthday star hat" for Luo Po. It turned out that August 23 was luo po po's 90th birthday, and the careful medical staff found out and planned a ward birthday party in advance, giving luo po po and her family a small surprise. Zhang Li, deputy chief physician of the Department of Cardiac Surgery, cut the first piece of cake and handed it to Grandma Luo, who took the cake, immediately took a bite and praised "Delicious!" ”
"In elderly patients like Luo Po Po, who have heart valve lesions, traditional open surgery is extremely risky. Through the emerging cardiac interventional technique of transcatheter aortic valve replacement, surgery does not require open chest and stop beating of the heart, which has the advantages of small trauma and fast recovery, but it requires the doctor's technology and experience. Professor Liu Jinping said that as the oldest patient in the hospital's current "no chest replacement" surgery, Luo Po po happened to spend her 90th birthday in the ward, and this experience is worth remembering both herself and the doctor.
"Thanks to the superb technology of the medical staff of Zhongnan Hospital to help me recover my health, I am now confident that I will live past 100 years old!" Ms. Luo said the medical staff took the risk of successful surgery and celebrated a ward birthday for themselves, a gratitude that will never be forgotten.
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