Biological Heart Valve implanted for the first time in Portugal
The first Biological Heart Valve implants performed in Portugal took place on 10 August last and were held at the Northern Lisbon Hospital Centre (CHLN).
"With these two interventions, Portugal performed the eighth and ninth world implants and became the fourth country in the world to carry out this surgery."
This minimally evasive surgery enables patients who underwent this intervention to have a faster recovery and presents greater durability compared with the biological prostheses implanted previously.