Month: April 2012

Xanit Hospital international becomes the first National Center to repair an aortic valve unicúspide a child four years old the intervention has been carried out by Professor Hans-Joachim Schäfers, one of the internationally most renowned surgeons in cardiac surgery and greater experience in this type of intervention, having made more than 1400 repair of aortic valve Benalmádena, April 2012.- Xanit Hospital International has successfully conducted the first repair of aortic valve unicúspide that is applied to a child four years old at the national levela speech made by one of the internationally most renowned leaders in cardiac surgery, the German Professor Hans-Joachim Schäfers, specializing in the fields of aortic and mitral repair, aneurysm of aorta and surgery of pulmonary hypertension and which form part of the team of the Xanit Hospital international heart area. The wide experience recognized worldwide of Professor Schäfers in repair of aortic valve both in the adult population as pediatric, and especially in “aortic valve unicúspide” through a technique developed by him, has been one of the main reasons why a familyresident in Bilbao, has moved to Xanit Hospital international, located in Benalmádena (Málaga) to speak in his 4 year old son. The small had been operated on two occasions in his hometown. The first time operated neonate by a severe aortic stenosis (narrowing of the valve that makes that the heart can not properly...