In the hybrid room of the Hemodynamics and Angiography Laboratory (Clinical Department of Interventional Cardiology with Intensive Cardiac Care Unit) at the St. John Paul II Specialized Hospital in Krakow, the first successful in Europe and the second in the world innovative procedure of percutaneous repair of the shape of the left ventricle of a failing heart, by bringing the papillary muscles closer together, was performed.
An innovative heart procedure was performed in Krakow. It is the second of its kind in the world
Published Nov. 6, 2024 09:41
fot. lek. Jakub Chmiel
According to the medical center, the procedure was performed entirely endovascularly (from access through the femoral artery, without opening the chest) in a 51-year-old patient, suffering from heart failure due to so-called dilated cardiomyopathy since the age of 18.
The procedure resulted in a reduction in left ventricular volume by about one-third and a reduction in the degree of mitral regurgitation from moderate to only slight. Left ventricular systolic function, initially severely impaired, improved significantly to a moderate degree of impairment. The patient is already benefiting from improved health, and has been able to return to work.
The procedure was carried out by a team consisting of Prof. Piotr Musiałek, MD, Adam Mazurek, MD, Lukasz Tekieli, MD, as well as lek. Łukasz Czyż and lek. Jakub Chmiel. Echocardiographic visualization, necessary for precise execution of the procedure, was provided by Prof. Andrzej Gackowski, MD and Leszek Drabik, MD. Assisting treatment nurses were M.D., M.Sc. Iwona Bienkowska, M.D., and Dorota Łudzik, M.Sc. Dorota Łudzik, while X-ray technicians Andżela Rusiecka and Agnieszka Zwolińska also participated in the procedure. Anesthesiological support was provided by Prof. Rafal Drwiła and his team, while cardiac care was provided by Drs. Michał Mędrzycki, Prof. Krzysztof Bartuś and Jacek Piątek, MD.
compiled based on a press release
