Multiple vice

The occluder was paid for by Bogdan Koshinsky for the treatment of congenital heart disease . During the preoperative examination, Bogdan found that the gradient at the site of narrowing of the pulmonary artery was significantly reduced, and the defect is in the stage of self-closure.

Sasha Novak will be saved by heart surgery.

Sasha was born with a complex congenital heart disease - a multiple defect of the interventricular septum. Unfortunately, it is impossible to surgically close all defects at the same time, therefore, operations are performed in several stages.Repeated surgery to close a ventricular septal defect is a very risky step for the child’s health and life. The best way to solve all the boy’s problems is to endovascularly close the ventricular septal defect with an occluder.

Sasha is the second child in the family. He postponed his first operation in three months. Narrowing of the pulmonary artery and closure of the open ductus arteriosus were performed. The operation was a hybrid - a one-time combination of reconstructive surgery (open surgery on the arteries) with endovascular (intravascular, non-incision) technology.

- Sashunya, a very desirable and long-awaited child in the family. Born, our little brunette with blue eyes, on time. For the first month, my son was not gaining much weight, and the doctor referred us for an examination. During the examination he was diagnosed with congenital heart disease - multiple defect of the interventricular septum, open ductus arteriosus, high pulmonary hypertension. We immediately went to the Amosov Institute, where the diagnosis was confirmed, - recalls Irina, Sasha’s mother.

Sasha underwent his first operation in three months. Narrowing of the pulmonary artery and at the same time closing the open arterial duct were performed to protect the vessels of the lungs and prevent irreversible changes. In addition, the narrowing of the pulmonary artery contributes to the spontaneous closure of part of the defects of the interventricular septum.

The operation was successful, without any deviations. They said that it is necessary to be constantly monitored, as one of the vices has not yet been closed. Therefore, all the loads for the next three years, Sasha was banned.

- After the operation, the doctors told us that Sasha may lag behind his peers in development. But we were constantly engaged with my son, and now he already thinks, knows the letters, colors, and also, we begin to learn English. He loves to read books and sing. Every day before going to bed, he says to himself, "I’m good." - Only Sashun can’t run down the street with other children, ride a swing or play ball with his brother, - Irina notes sadly.

Now Sasha is one year and nine months old, and for further full life and development, he needs a second operation - closing the defect of the interventricular septum. The operation will be performed in a gentle, endovascular way, with the help of an occluder - a special "patch". The operation itself will be done according to the state quota. But you have to pay for an expensive occluder. Only Sasha’s parents do not have such money, the family has two children - Sasha has a brother who will soon be six years old. Mom doesn’t work - she takes care of the children, the family lives on Dad’s salary. We can help Sasha to bring back a happy childhood.

Head of the Department of Endovascular Treatment of Congenital and Acquired Heart Diseases of the National Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery named after NM Amosova Igor Ditkovsky (Kyiv):"Given the adhesion process after the first operation, poor visualization of the defect - re-operation to close the defect of the interventricular septum is a very risky step for the health and life of the child. The best method for solving all the problems of the boy is endovascular closure of the muscular defect of the interventricular septum. The boy urgently needs an occluder to close the defect of the interventricular septum.

The occluder supplier issued an invoice for UAH 107,428.

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08/14/2018
Sasha Novak successfully operated at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery named after NM Amosova (Kiev).“Little Sasha is not two years old now, and he has already undergone serious operations. The baby was born with several heart defects, in particular, multiple defects of the interventricular septum. To prevent the development of pulmonary hypertension, a dangerous complication, in the first year of life he was bandaged on the pulmonary artery, and the open ductus arteriosus was closed. Now the baby has grown, and his heart has reached a sufficient size to close the defect of the interventricular septum with an occluder. The money for this expensive implant was raised by the Fund through donations from partners. On August 14, doctors at the Amosov Institute closed Sasha’s interventricular septal defect with an occluder, and also performed balloon dilatation to narrow the pulmonary artery, which will be superfluous after the defect is closed. Now the boy is feeling well, the postoperative period passed without complications, the next day after the operation the boy was discharged home ", - commented the head of the department of endovascular treatment of congenital and acquired heart defects of the National Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery named after NM Amosova Igor Ditkovsky

Relatives, Sasha, thank the "Just Help" Foundation, Privatbank customers and Ufond readers for their help.

Accept our gratitude friends! We will definitely follow the fate of the boy.