What is it? occluder?

Scalpel‑free surgery

Septal heart defects (atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, patent foramen ovale) can be treated in the X‑ray operating suite during interventional catheterization using various endovascular devices. These procedures can serve as an alternative to open‑heart surgery (with cardiopulmonary bypass). All devices are assembled into a thin catheter that is introduced through the vessels into the heart chambers. Endovascular devices are made of fine metal (some incorporate fabric) and possess shape‑memory properties. This means that once released inside the heart chambers they return to their original shape. Consequently, sufficiently large devices can be delivered to the defect through a slender delivery system. Catheters carrying the devices are advanced through the vessels into the heart chambers, where they close the septal defects. The implant functions as a scaffold on which heart cells can grow, eventually covering it completely over time. Therefore, for a period after implantation patients need to take aspirin, which prevents clot formation until their own cells fully cover the implant.

In our department’s X‑ray operating suite, we carry out the full spectrum of minimally invasive cardiovascular procedures for children and adults, both diagnostic and therapeutic.

We perform:

1. Diagnostic cardiac catheterization

2. Balloon dilation of aortic coarctation