المملكة: Advanced medical intervention in Mecca saves a patient from a complex congenital heart condition

I witnessed King Abdullah Medical City in Makkah – affiliated to the Makkah Al -Mukarramah Health Assembly – a medical intervention is one of the advanced procedures at the region level, represented in the transplantation of a pulmonary valve through the catheter inside a former surgical valve, for a 36 -year -old patient who was suffering from a complex congenital heart condition." target ="_Blank"> Makkah Al -Mukarramah’s healthy gathering , the patient’s medical history dates back to more than 12 years, as it was diagnosed with a hole between the ventricles accompanied by severe tightness in the pulmonary valve. Her health stabilized after the operation with periodic follow -up in the outpatient clinics. (Eco) and 3D class photography, in addition to an magnetic resonance evaluation under the supervision of Dr. Ahmed Samman, congenital heart disease consultant. Specializations, including cardiac catheterization consultants, heart surgery, heart anesthesia, and heart attack, and the team concluded that the most appropriate therapeutic option is to procedure a pulmonary valve transplant through the catheter, using “Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve-In-Valve”, with the aim of avoiding a re-performing an open heart operation.

The procedure was carried out by a specialized team, and according to the gathering, the process took place without complications and the patient left the hospital after the stability of her health condition. This service aims to provide specialized specialized sponsorship that includes various therapeutic options, such as drugs, catheterization and surgeries when needed, according to the condition of each patient, in line with the goals of the health transformation in the Kingdom and the Saudi vision 2030.