15 surgeons and doctors directly perform a nearly 10-hour-lasting surgery

Dr. Do Trung Dung, Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery - Thong Nhat General Hospital checked the health of the patient after the surgery

Accordingly, with the support of doctors from Cho Ray Hospital, the surgical team of Thong Nhat General Hospital successfully performed the coronary artery bypass surgery - the top technique in the treatment of heart disease. This is the first coronary artery bypass surgery in the hospital, the second in Dong Nai, and also the longest-time operation in the hospital (nearly 10 hours).

The patient is Mr. B.V.T. (63 years old, living in Xuan Que commune, Cam My District) has suffered from valvular heart disease for a long time but due to exertion, he did not go to the doctor and only discovered the disease more than 1 year ago. Two weeks ago, patient was scheduled for surgery. During routine tests to prepare heart valve surgery, to screen for coronary artery disease, the doctor discovered the patient also has coronary artery stenosis. As a result, the operation was performed to cure both coronary heart disease and valvular heart disease.

Coronary artery bypass surgery is a microsurgery operation, requires extremely high meticulousness, does not allow loopholes, requires its own vascular surgery tools, must have a team of skillful experts in blood vessels micro-surgeons. Because the operation performed simultaneously 2 techniques (coronary artery bypass and heart valve repair), it is required that the surgical team must first calculate the strategy of which technique should be performed first, which one should be following suitably, and avoid causing complications for the patient.

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