Symposium discusses latest methods in heart disorders treatment

Dr. Masoud Qasemi, who was speaking on the sidelines of the symposium on latest achievements in treatment of severe valvular heart diseases in Tehran, said that new methods had been applied to the aortic valvular stenosis in addition to surgical methods.

“Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a non-surgical technique where the aortic valve is placed in the place of aorta by transfemoral route,” said he, “the symposium was very technical in content, since it reviewed a very complex method in treatment of the aortic valvular stenosis; the method and the technology used in the heart of the patients with advanced cardiac disorders provides a good opportunity to assess the efficacy of recent methods and compare them with more traditional methods of surgery,” he added.

Dr. Qasemi said that the symposium brought together experts in treatment of aortic valvular stenosis to exchange the latest methods in the field and to review the guidelines of the disease. “Among the methods discussed were different cardiac surgical methods; using prosthetic and biological valves, and using patient’s own valve,” he asserted.

Qasemi also said that the symposium discussed TAVI non-surgical method. “The second issue related to cardiac disorders and wide spectrum of treatment methods, including surgical and non-surgical methods, which consists of pacemakers, implantable batteries, and other facilities relieving the heart from pressure and allow the patients to restore stamina and avoid a heart transplant,” said the head of the Society. “Along with these issues, modern methods also provide great help in treatment; TAVI was launched in Iran almost at the same time it went prevalent in the world,” he said.

“Patients with severe aortic valvular stenosis are candidates of TAVI without opening the pectoris,” he added.  

Source: Mehr