General News of Monday, 29 April 2019Source: Graphic.com.ghOpen heart surgery performed at Province Specialist Hospital, first outside Korle-BuThe surgery is known as a mitral valve replacement surgeryFor the first time in Ghana, an open heart surgery has been conducted successfully outside of the National Cardiothoracic Centre of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in Accra. The operation conducted at the Province Specialist Hospital in Accra is known as a mitral valve replacement surgery and was done for a 61-year-old man to save his life. Mitral valve replacementMitral valve replacement requires the removal of a malfunctioning mitral valve and replacing it with an artificial valve. However, if it is damaged or impaired, it is unable to perform its functions properly, resulting in mitral valve incompetence disease. Small incisions were made in the heart to access the valve, which was removed and replaced with the prosthetic heart valve-- the artificial one.

Source: GhanaWeb April 29, 2019 09:22 UTC