A first-of-its-kind procedure in Poland – a simultaneous replacement of the aortic valve and a segment of the ascending aorta – has been performed at the Department of Cardiac Surgery of the University Clinical Centre in Gdańsk. This operation was carried out using a minimally invasive method – through a small incision under the armpit. This is a procedure performed in only a few centres around the world, emphasises Maciej Brzeziński, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc., Head of the Department of Cardiac Surgery.
The aortic valve replacement is indicated in patients suffering from stenosis or insufficiency of
