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Patch Aortoplasty for Aortic Coarctation treatment

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University Hospital Essen
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University Hospital Essen

Overall rating 9.6 / 10

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

According to the Focus magazine, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery ranks among the top German medical facilities specializing in the surgical treatment of diseases of the cardiovascular system and lung cancer! The department offers the full range of surgical services for the treatment of diseases of the cardiovascular system, respiratory tract, including heart and lung transplantation, artificial heart implantation. The therapeutic options include aortic surgery, coronary artery bypass grafting, transplantation surgery, surgical treatment of heart rhythm disorders (arrhythmias), minimally invasive surgery, surgical treatment of the heart valves, including reconstructive interventions. All operations are performed using state-of-the-art technology and in accordance with the current recommendations of professional societies.

Markus Kamler
Prof. Dr. med.Markus Kamler
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Hospital directly 28712.66
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University Hospital Oldenburg
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Department of Cardiac Surgery

According to the Focus magazine, the Department of Cardiac Surgery ranks among the top German medical facilities specializing in the surgical treatment of diseases of the cardiovascular system! The department offers the full range of services in this ​​medical field. Many heart surgeries are performed using minimally invasive technique, which has a positive effect on the healing of an operative wound. The patient also experiences less pain and the hospitalization period is significantly reduced. Thanks to long experience of doctors and modern equipment, the department provides excellent results in the treatment of heart pathologies.

Oliver Dewald
Prof. Dr. med.Oliver Dewald
Hospital directly 24641.8
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University Hospital Ulm
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University Hospital Ulm

Overall rating 8.7 / 10

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Vascular Surgery

The Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Vascular Surgery provides effective surgical treatment for diseases of the heart, respiratory system, and blood vessels. The team of cardiac surgeons operates on patients with heart valve pathologies, coronary heart disease, heart failure, and heart rhythm disturbances. In the field of thoracic surgery, the key focus is on the surgical removal of lung tumors and lung metastases. The specialists in this area also perform surgery to repair chest wall deformities. In the field of vascular surgery, interventions for abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms are most often performed here. The department's vascular surgeons are also exceptionally competent in the treatment of peripheral occlusive arterial disease. A great advantage for the department's patients is that almost all surgical interventions are performed using minimally invasive techniques, so there is no need for a long postoperative recovery. The department's operating rooms are equipped with state-of-the-art technology. This allows for effective and safe treatment. The priority is always personalized medical care for patients.

Andreas Liebold
Prof. Dr. med.Andreas Liebold
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Price: 27930.41
University Hospital Frankfurt am Main
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

According to the Focus magazine, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery ranks among the top German medical institutions specializing in the surgical treatment of heart diseases! The department offers the full range of first-class medical care for patients with diseases of the heart and thoracic organs that require surgical treatment. The availability in the department of advanced technical base allows for the most sparing treatment and minimally invasive surgery. The main focuses of clinical practice include coronary artery bypass grafting, modern procedures for heart valve reconstruction and replacement, treatment of diseases of the thoracic aorta, as well as treatment of heart failure by implanting an artificial heart.

Thomas Walther
Prof. Dr. med.Thomas Walther
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Price: 26431.22
University Hospital Tuebingen
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Department of Adult and Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery

According to the Focus magazine, the Department of Adult and Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery is included in the ranking of the top German departments specializing in the surgical treatment of cardiovascular diseases! The department offers the full range of treatment of various diseases of the heart, blood vessels, organs of the respiratory system in adults and children. As part of the German Heart Competence Centre Tuebingen, the department is distinguished by the outstanding quality of medical care, competent specialists, as well as high-tech equipment of the latest generation.

Christian Schlensak
Prof. Dr. med. Dr.h.c.Christian Schlensak
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Price: 27773.81
University Hospital RWTH Aachen
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

According to the Focus magazine, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery ranks among the top medical facilities in the field of its ​​specialization! The department offers all options of modern surgery for the treatment of diseases of the cardiovascular system and thoracic organs. The department widely uses modern minimally invasive techniques, which are considered the gold standard of surgery. Since its founding in 1976, the department has performed more than 40,000 open heart interventions. The department's surgeons also have vast experience in the field of implantation of the artificial heart and mechanical heart support systems. All operations are carried out in strict accordance with the protocols of professional societies.

Rüdiger Autschbach
Prof. Dr. med.Rüdiger Autschbach
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Price: 29553.83
University Hospital Heidelberg
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Department of Cardiac Surgery

According to the Focus magazine, the Department of Cardiac Surgery ranks among the top German departments specializing in cardiac surgery! The department offers the full range of surgical interventions for the treatment of cardiac pathologies. The main priorities of the department include aortic surgery, heart transplantation, minimally invasive bypass grafting and heart valve surgery. It performs more than 2,500 surgical interventions every year. In especially complex clinical cases, all necessary specialists from the related fields are involved.

Matthias Karck
Prof. Dr. med.Matthias Karck
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University Hospital Bonn
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University Hospital Bonn

Overall rating 9.2 / 10

Department of Cardiac Surgery

According to the Focus magazine, the Department of Cardiac Surgery ranks among the top German departments specializing in the surgical treatment of heart diseases! The department offers the full range of modern surgical interventions for the treatment of diseases of the heart, coronary vessels and thoracic aorta (with the exception of transplantation of the thoracic organs). An excellently trained team of specialists and state-of-the-art technologies guarantee the best medical care adapted to the individual needs and wishes of patients.

Hendrik Treede
Prof. Dr. med.Hendrik Treede
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Price: 29790.82
University Hospital Würzburg
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Department of Adult and Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery

According to the Focus magazine, the Department of Adult and Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery is included in the ranking of the top departments in Germany specializing in the surgical treatment of diseases of the cardiovascular system! The department offers the surgical treatment of all congenital and acquired heart diseases in adulthood, including heart transplantation, as well as the treatment of respiratory diseases in adults and children. It performs more than 2,000 interventions on the heart and about 600 operations on the lungs every year.

Rainer G. Leyh
Prof. Dr. med.Rainer G. Leyh
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Price: 26232.86
University Hospital Erlangen
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University Hospital Erlangen

Overall rating 9.1 / 10

Department of Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation

According to the Focus magazine, the Department of Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation ranks among the top German departments specializing in heart interventions! The department offers the full range of surgical treatment for cardiac pathologies of varying severity. A large number of the operations performed in the department are coronary artery bypass grafting and heart valve interventions, which are most often performed using minimally invasive techniques. The team of the department's surgeons is proud of their high success rates in surgical treatment and the prestigious quality certificates of the German Cardiac Society in the field of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and heart failure treatment. In addition, the medical facility enjoys the status of one of the best in the international medical arena for heart transplantation and the implantation of mechanical hemodynamic heart support systems. The department provides medical care in accordance with the very latest standards and offers the highest possible safety for patients. The surgical treatment is accurately planned and, if possible, operations are performed using sparing surgical techniques, without thoracotomy.

Michael Weyand
Prof. Dr. med.Michael Weyand
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Price: 27829.14
University Hospital Jena
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University Hospital Jena

Overall rating 8.9 / 10

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

According to the Focus magazine, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery ranks among the top medical facilities of this kind in Germany! The department offers the full range of surgical treatment of diseases of the cardiovascular system and thoracic organs in adults. Of particular interest is sparing minimally invasive surgery, particularly, heart valve interventions and coronary artery bypass grafting. Such interventions are carried out using the innovative da Vinci surgical system. The video-assisted thoracic surgical methods are widely used in the surgical treatment of thoracic diseases as well. All the department's specialists have excellent qualifications and vast clinical experience, which in combination with the cutting-edge technologies allows doctors to achieve the outstanding treatment results.

Torsten Doenst
Prof. Dr. med.Torsten Doenst
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Price: 29547.56
University Hospital Halle (Saale)
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

The Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery covers the entire range of top-class medical services in this field. Special attention is paid to minimally invasive operations, which, along with the optimal functional result, ensure minimal traumatization, fast recovery and the absence of a cosmetic defect. The optimal type of therapy is selected in collaboration with the specialists from all the necessary related disciplines and adapts to the specific clinical indications of the patient.

Britt Hofmann
PD Dr. med.Britt Hofmann
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Price: 26189.02
Charite University Hospital Berlin
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Department of Cardiac Surgery

According to the Focus magazine, the Department of Cardiac Surgery ranks among the top German medical facilities specializing in the surgical treatment of cardiovascular diseases! The department offers the full service range in the field of cardiac surgery. Despite the fact that the department has long traditions, it has the reputation of one of the most high-tech Cardiology Centers in Europe. The clinical practice involves the use of achievements of modern surgery, particularly, minimally invasive and catheter techniques. Thus, cardiac surgeons achieve excellent results and at the same time guarantee the most sparing treatment and fast recovery for the patient.

Volkmar Falk
Prof. Dr. med.Volkmar Falk
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Price: 38769.22
University Hospital Duesseldorf
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Department of Adult and Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery

According to the Focus magazine, the Department of Adult and Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery ranks among the top German departments specializing in the surgical treatment of diseases of the cardiovascular system! The department offers the full range of surgical treatment of diseases of the heart, lungs, and other thoracic organs. The department has a long and successful history. It has performed more than 50,000 heart surgeries since 1938. The first open-heart surgery under hypothermia, the first heart valve replacement surgery, as well as the first pacemaker and cardioverter-defibrillator implantations in Germany should be mentioned among the department’s achievements.

Artur Lichtenberg
Prof. Dr. med.Artur Lichtenberg
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Price: 29260.46

Department of Adult and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

The Department of Adult and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery offers all the possibilities of modern surgery for treating heart disease, including a heart transplant. The department's team of surgeons admits both adult patients and children. The department annually performs more than 3,500 operations, including minimally invasive ones. The most common diseases in the clinical practice of cardiac surgeons include heart failure, coronary artery disease, heart arrhythmias, and heart valve and aortic pathologies. The department's operating rooms have all the resources for efficient and safe heart surgery. The patients' health is in the safe hands of a highly qualified team of doctors and nursing staff, numbering more than 155 employees. The main task of surgeons is to provide an optimal treatment based on the very latest advances in modern medicine. At the same time, the specialists always show a humane attitude towards a patient, considering his individual needs and wishes.

Christian Hagl
Prof. Dr. med.Christian Hagl
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Price: 29620.64
University Hospital Muenster
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University Hospital Muenster

Overall rating 9.8 / 10

Department of Congenital and Acquired Heart Defects, Heart Valve Diseases

The Department of Congenital and Acquired Heart Defects, Heart Valve Diseases offers the full range of diagnostics, outpatient and inpatient treatment of these diseases. The department became the first Center of Excellence in Germany in the field of its specialization and annually treats a large number of native patients and patients from other countries of the world. The department has a wide range of diagnostic options, as well as doctors have vast experience in catheter interventions. The department's medical team makes every effort in order to provide the first-class medical care adapted to individual needs. At the same time, important attention is paid to the psychosocial support of patients.

Helmut Baumgartner
Prof. Dr. med.Helmut Baumgartner
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Price: 26111.76

Aortic coarctation is a congenital heart disease characterized by narrowing of the thoracic aorta. Many different techniques are used to treat the disease, including patch aortoplasty. If you need help with aortic coarctation, you can have your treatment abroad. On the Booking Health website, you can find out prices, compare the cost of treatment in different hospitals, and choose the best option.

Content

  1. Principles of patch aortoplasty for aortic coarctation
  2. How is patch aortoplasty performed?
  3. Advantages and disadvantages of patch aortoplasty for aortic coarctation
  4. Benefits of aortic coarctation treatment abroad
  5. Organization of aortic coarctation treatment abroad using patch aortoplasty

Principles of patch aortoplasty for aortic coarctation

 

Aortic coarctation can only be treated with surgery. In most cases, this is a severe malformation that is diagnosed immediately after birth, as it causes severe symptoms. Less commonly, aortic coarctation is diagnosed in adults. The defect is manifested by underdevelopment of the lower limbs and severe arterial hypertension, which is poorly controlled by drugs.

Hemodynamics in aortic coarctation can be restored using various methods, and all of them are surgical. Doctors can:

  • remove the narrowed area and suture the ends of the artery;
  • remove the narrowed area of great length and suture the prosthesis to both ends of the artery (prosthetic repair surgery);
  • form a bypass for the movement of blood around the narrowed area (bypass grafting);
  • place a tube inside the narrowed section of the artery (stent implantation);
  • dilate the narrowed section of the artery by making an incision in the wall and implanting a synthetic patch, a subclavian flap, or, less frequently, a flap from the pericardium or other autologous tissues.

How is patch aortoplasty performed?

 

The operation is performed under general anesthesia. The operation is aimed at expanding the narrowed section of the aorta without its total removal. With such an approach, doctors manage to cope even with large areas of coarctation.

When performing surgery, doctors dissect the aorta. As a result, the lumen of the blood vessel increases, but a defect forms on its wall. The defect can be closed with various synthetic materials. Following hermetic suturing, the diameter of the aorta in the area of coarctation remains normal, and hemodynamics are restored.

Advantages and disadvantages of patch aortoplasty for aortic coarctation

 

Nowadays, doctors in developed countries use patch aortoplasty very rarely. The specialists prefer to use other methods since patch aortoplasty has more disadvantages than advantages.

The advantages of this technique are the following:

  • minimum aortic clamping time;
  • low invasiveness of the intervention, since it is not necessary to isolate a large segment of the aorta;
  • no tissue tension;
  • there is no need for a continuous circular twisting suture, so strictures (narrowings) do not appear in this place;
  • it is possible to eliminate longer length coarctation;
  • a low risk of immediate complications, including those caused by cerebral circulation disorders.

At the same time, the treatment method causes many complications over the long term. The material from which synthetic patches are made is stiffer than a normal aorta. It does not stretch, which means it increases the load on the opposite wall of the blood vessel. As a result, an aortic aneurysm may develop in the area of the operation after many years.

Patients who underwent patch aortoplasty are still at a higher risk of developing arterial hypertension. It reaches 50% in the long-term follow-up.

The patch cannot grow with a child. Accordingly, as the aorta grows, its tension increases, and recurrent aortic narrowing is possible. The technique is therefore not suitable for the treatment of children. It can be used in adult patients whose aorta size remains stable, but there are other more effective and safer treatment options for this group of patients, such as balloon plastic surgery and stent implantation (an endovascular procedure without any chest incisions). 

Due to these shortcomings, the number of patch aortoplasty procedures among other operations for the treatment of aortic coarctation is constantly decreasing. Already at the beginning of the 21st century, this treatment method was preferred in less than 10% of cases, and today, these surgeries account for less than 5% of the total. This surgical treatment option has almost entirely been abandoned in developed countries. 

Benefits of aortic coarctation treatment abroad

 

You can go abroad for high-quality aortoplasty for your aortic coarctation to receive reliable, safe, and good long-term results. Doctors in developed countries successfully deal with even the most severe heart disease. Cardiac surgeons from the world's best medical centers perform the most complex operations on children of any age.

Treatment abroad offers the following benefits:

  • different types of operations are performed, and the best treatment option for aortic coarctation is selected for each patient;
  • reliable results that do not deteriorate even after many years;
  • a low risk of needing any revision surgery;
  • successful repair of aortic coarctation even in newborns, including preterm infants;
  • possible treatment of aortic coarctation in combination with other heart diseases;
  • a low risk of complications;
  • high-quality care after surgery, symptomatic treatment, and rehabilitation of patients.

Organization of aortic coarctation treatment abroad using patch aortoplasty

 

You are welcome to use the Booking Health service to undergo your aortic coarctation treatment abroad. On our website, you can find out the cost of treatment by comparing prices at different hospitals. You can use the sorting of hospitals by rating, reviews, cost of treatment, or the nearest available date of admission to select the best medical center.

If you cannot make a choice, the specialists at the Booking Health company will help you. Please leave your request on our website, attach medical documents, and you will be contacted on the same day. Our experts will help you select the most suitable hospital that specializes in the treatment of aortic coarctation and demonstrates the best results. We will make an appointment on your preferred dates and provide you with travel arrangement services. When you make your appointment through Booking Health, the cost of treatment will be lower than when you contact the hospital directly. The prices will be reduced due to the lack of increased coefficients for foreign patients.

 

Authors: 

The article was edited by medical experts, board-certified doctors Dr. Nadezhda Ivanisova and Dr. Vadim Zhiliuk. For the treatment of the conditions referred to in the article, you must consult a doctor; the information in the article is not intended for self-medication!

 

Sources:

ECR - European Cardiology Review

American College of Cardiology

Healthline