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Pediatric cardiac surgery clinics in Turkey

Pediatric cardiac surgeons in Turkey are engaged in the detection and surgical treatment of heart and vascular diseases in children.

Turkish doctors perform cardiac surgery on children from 0 to 17 years old. Clinics in Turkey have a high survival rate after heart surgery – more than 95%.

Pediatric cardiac surgery specialists in Turkey perform the entire spectrum of heart surgery techniques at the highest level. Hospitals in Turkey meet international standards for the quality of medical care and patient care. Most clinics in Turkey are accredited by the Joint International Commission (JCI).

MedTour patients recommend clinics for the treatment of pediatric cardiac surgery in Turkey:

Frequently Asked Questions

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What pediatric cardiological diseases are treated in clinics in Turkey?
  • Congenital heart defects:
    • Ventricular septal defect;
    • Atrial septal defect;
    • l defect;
    • Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA);
    • Aortic stenosis;
    • Coarctation of the aorta;
    • Dispositions and dystonia of the heart;
    • Tetralogy of Fallot;
    • Ebstein anomaly;
  • Heart rhythm disorders;
  • Arterial hypo- and hypertension;
  • Endocarditis;
  • Pericarditis;
  • Cardiomyopathy.
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What operations are performed by Turkish pediatric cardiac surgery?
  • Bypass surgery;
  • Valvuloplasty;
  • Annuloplasty;
  • Closure of the ventricular and interatrial septal defect;
  • Narrowing of the pulmonary artery;
  • Heart valve replacement;
  • Ross procedure, Nikaidoh procedure, Norwood procedure.
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What diagnostic methods are used in Turkey to diagnose heart disease?
  • Echocardiography;
  • ECG;
  • Doppler scanning;
  • Scintigraphy;
  • Angiography;
  • CT;
  • Radiography.
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What are the advantages of having an operation in Turkey?
  • Patients choose treatment in Turkey for the following reasons:
    • Fast and accurate diagnostics;
    • Innovative treatment methods;
    • Certified medicines;
    • International accreditations JCI, ISO, ECRI, TSE, LEED, AOspine, SRC and others;
    • Modern equipment and apparatus for robotic surgery;
    • Affordable prices for treatment, 2-3 times cheaper than in Europe and the USA.
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How to choose a clinic in Turkey for the operation?

To undergo diagnostics and treatment in one of the best medical centers in Turkey, leave a request on the MedTour platform.

You will be contacted by a coordinating doctor who will help you choose a clinic and a doctor. Also, the coordinating doctor will arrange your appointment at the clinic, will help with air travel and transfer.

Throughout your stay in the clinic, during and after the end of treatment, the coordinating doctor will be in touch with you to support and help you in resolving issues.

In Turkish clinics, safe operations are performed using the Da Vinci robotic system.

Prices for treatment in Turkey are cheaper than in Italy, Germany, South Korea. At the same time, the qualifications and experience of pediatric cardiac surgeons remains high. Turkish doctors regularly undergo training in the best clinics in Europe and America.

In the leading clinics in Turkey, doctors of the highest qualification category use safe and effective medicines.

Clinics in Turkey for cardiac surgery in children

  • Anadolu Medical Center. A multidisciplinary clinic, the main advantage of which is cooperation with the American Johns Hopkins University. Thanks to this, the results of the latest research and new treatment methods are available to Anadol.
  • Medipol University Hospital. Turkish multidisciplinary clinic equipped with the most modern equipment, including the Da Vinci system for robotic cardiac surgery.
  • Medicana Hospitals Group. A medical center with several accreditations. The doctors of the clinic give preference to low-traumatic interventions, which minimizes the risk of postoperative complications.
  • Medical Park Hospitals Network. The largest hospital network in Turkey. The doctors of the clinic provide highly qualified medical care for children with problems of the heart and blood vessels of the heart.
  • LIV Hospitals. Private clinic of premium class. Hospital doctors perform operations for the most difficult cases of cardiac surgery in children.
  • Hisar Hospital Intercontinental. The clinic is equipped with innovative equipment. In addition, the hospital staff takes great care of patient safety. For this, the Pyxis medical system is used. Automatic medication distribution system. Pyxis is a safe system that provides all patients of the clinic with the necessary drugs in the right dose at the appointed time.

Methods of pediatric cardiology diagnostics in clinics in Turkey

  • ECG. One of the most affordable and non-traumatic methods for examining the heart. The doctor records the child’s heart impulses.
  • Echocardiography. Allows doctors to safely examine the cardiac activity of the child from the first hours of his life.
  • Angiography. Highly accurate and informative X-ray diagnostic method.
  • CT. Passes under inhalation anesthesia for young children. CT is a radiation diagnostic method that is necessary to establish the correct diagnosis.

Pediatric cardiac surgery in Turkey

Turkish doctors specialize in all types of operations for congenital and acquired pathologies of the heart and heart vessels.

  • Nikaidoh procedure – displacement of the coronary arteries and the aortic orifice with the reconstruction of the excretory tract during transposition of the great vessels;
  • Norwood procedure – performed with the syndrome of hypoplasia of the left heart. Blood is drawn from the heart to the pulmonary arteries so that it can be saturated with oxygen;
  • Ross procedure – replacing the aortic valve with an autograft (the patient’s own pulmonary artery valve);
  • Linton procedure – treatment of chronic obstruction of the ilio-femoral veins;
  • Aneurysmectomy followed by plastic surgery;
  • Bypass surgery;
  • Phlebectomy;
  • Arteriovenous fistula formation.

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Ilona Baidiuk
Medical author:
PhD. Olexandr Voznyak
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