In Ukraine, according to statistics of the Ministry of health, each year there are about 40 million heart attacks and half of all cases there is an acute need angiography and stenting. What from this disease is not insured, absolutely no one.
Ten years ago in our country, the heart attack was a death sentence – every third patient did not survive. But this situation has changed: Ukraine has a unique doctors and free stenting, according to a story TSN.
From 2016, the government bought 23.5 thousand of stents that became a breakthrough for the country. At the Institute of cardiology noted that the death rate has decreased five times, and added: timely stent does not just save, but also gives a full life after a heart attack.
It is known that in Ukraine rapidly increased the number of branches, where they began to apply this method, and the decree of the President was officially recognized as the new cardiology specialization is interventional cardiology. They will save patients not drugs or surgery, and with the help of catheters and stents. Skill stenting new specialists will begin to train in the Strazhesko Institute of cardiology in March.
Now stenting centers located in every region of the country. Urgent patients the stents began to be set free, and with 1 APR free diagnosis and treatment will be able to each, highlighted in the National service of health of Ukraine. After all, one patient from state funds allocated almost 16,5 thousand hryvnias.
“On a string all hanging, each, it’s a fatal blow – a heart attack, says Professor, the chief of Department of interventional cardiology, Institute of cardiology named after Dragesco Yuri Sokolov. All sick, even skinny who eats nothing, does not smoke, does not drink, a good heredity – still it can happen.”
Twice daily pressure monitoring, medication and a strict diet. Infarction shared life family Bellboy into before and after.
“He is very pale, sweat. Began to understand that it is necessary to call an ambulance,” say the couple.
Came brigade, took a cardiogram and transmit data in real time to the center, after which was established the preliminary diagnosis – heart attack. Half an hour later after calling the ambulance the patient was hospitalized and placed a stent during a heart attack, every minute counts. The earlier you start treatment, the better the chances of survival and normal life of the patient.
“The ideal solution to within 120 minutes the patient was taken to the center where he can spend stenting,” said the cardiologist Yuri Steuer.
“The heart rests on three vessels, and if one of them closes, then the patient either dies, or the part of the heart muscle dies, says Professor Sokolov. – An aneurysm is formed and the person will remain disabled”.
To resume the blood flow in a vessel implanted metal frame – stent. He holds a vessel and does not allow it to shrink. The patient heart is “repaired” in the mind. The stent is pushed through the arteries by the catheter – without incision, just a puncture in the arm or leg.
“Stenting is carried out in Ukraine free – stents purchased by the state, and they are soon expected new supply. Because if you will claim the money, insist,” explained Sokolov.
As you know, April will be free and diagnostics. “For each patient is allocated about 16.5 thousand hryvnia, and this package includes all diagnostic procedures to be performed in this case, as well as support in the treatment and medical support”, — said the head of the Communications Department of the National health service of Ukraine Tetiana Boiko.