Unprecedented in the Literature! Double Valve Surgery Performed on an ALS Patient in Samsun.
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In Samsun City Hospital, Oktay Asal (43), who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), had his severely damaged aortic and mitral heart valves replaced with mechanical prostheses in a simultaneous operation. Dr. Assoc. Prof. Emrah Ereren, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Samsun University, stated that there is no similar case in Turkey or in the world medical literature of performing mechanical aortic and…
Oktay Asal, a 43-year-old diagnosed with ALS, had his severely damaged aortic and mitral valves replaced with mechanical prostheses in the same operation. Asal was discharged after the approximately 5-hour operation.
In Samsun, Oktay Asal, diagnosed with ALS, had his severely damaged aortic and mitral valves replaced in the same operation. Doctors stated that they could not find a similar case in the scientific database search and that the patient was discharged.
At Samsun City Hospital, 42-year-old Oktay Asal, an ALS patient, had both of his heart valves replaced with mechanical prostheses in an open-heart surgery lasting approximately 5 hours. This surgery, a world first, was successful, and the patient has recovered.
At Samsun City Hospital, 43-year-old Oktay Asal, who was diagnosed with ALS, had his severely damaged aortic and mitral heart valves replaced with mechanical prostheses in the same operation. Dr. Emrah Ereren, Assistant Professor, stated that in their literature search, they could not find a similar case where double valve replacement was performed on an ALS patient in this way.
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HabertürkIn Samsun City Hospital, Oktay Asal (43), who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), had his severely damaged aortic and mitral heart valves replaced with mechanical prostheses in a simultaneous operation. Dr. Assoc. Prof. Emrah Ereren, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Samsun University, stated that there is no similar case in Turkey or in the world medical literature of performing mechanical aortic and…
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