10.09.2012, 13:01 7249

About 600 cardiac surgeries to children held every year in Kazakhstan

Formerly, we performed 400-500 operations a year to children with chronic heart diseases, now we conduct about 560-600 operations a year.

Almaty. September 10. Kazakhstan Today - About 600 children with chronic cardiac insufficiency undergo surgeries every year in Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan Today reports.

"Formerly, we performed 400-500 operations a year to children with chronic heart diseases, now we conduct about 560-600 operations a year," Chairman of the Board of the National Cardiac Surgery Center Kadyr Omarov said in the interview for the Prime Minister's official website.

Besides, he noted that these operations are held in Almaty and Astana.

According to him, there are about 2.5 thousand children born in Kazakhstan with heart diseases and 45% of them need these types of surgeries.

Besides, K. Omarov emphasized that for conducting such operations modern technical equipment and highly-specialized professionals were required.

"In order to perform a surgery for children, modern technological opportunities and prepared highly-specialized professionals are required. Therefore, operations are held in Almaty and Astana," Kadyr Omarov concluded.

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