Cardiac surgery

Turkish surgeons have performed four different cardiovascular operations through a 2-centimeter incision, with the doctors who used biological valves and veins in the operation for the first time in the world applying to be included in medical literature.

The second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig has died, nearly six weeks after the highly experimental surgery, his Maryland doctors announced Tuesday.

Lawrence Faucette, 58, was dying from heart failure and ineligible for a traditional heart transplant when he received the genetically modified pig heart on Sept. 20.

In a somber announcement, the University of Maryland Medical Center revealed the passing of Lawrence Fawcett, a 58-year-old patient who made history as the second recipient of a genetically modified pig heart transplant. The groundbreaking procedure had captured global attention, offering hope for those facing terminal heart disease.

An academic and his team from Ankara University has produced an aorta that can be used in humans from bovine aortas with a 3D bio-printer.

On October 24, 2019, Prime Minister-designate Ludovic Orban unveiled the composition of his cabinet to be submitted to Parliament for a vote. Victor Sebastian Costache was picked for the position of Health Minister. A specialist in cardiovascular, thoracic and pulmonary surgery, Victor Sebastian Costache was born on March 18, 1974, in Iasi. He is a class of 1998 graduate for the Gr. T.

A Turkish-origin female heart surgeon, who won Germany's prestigious medical award for her work on cardiovascular surgery, plans to establish an artificial heart center.

From 6 to 8 September 2019, the 29th Congress of the World Society of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons will take place at the National Palace of Culture, said the organizers.

Sofia hosts the first ever World Meeting of Child Cardiologists and Cardiothoracic Surgeons. For three days, the world elite in this field will discuss and present important clinical cases in heart surgery. This is a great chance for children's cardiac surgeons to exchange experiences and discuss current cases from their practice, Darik Dr.

Dr John Elefteriades has served as a director of cardiothoracic surgery at Yale and is among the most clinically active academic cardiac surgeons in the United States.

Home physicians start training in Austria for lung transplantation. The training will take place in May at the Department of Thoracic Surgery at the Medical University in Vienna. It is part of the agreement on the qualification of the staff of the European Transit Organization Eurotransplant.