255 open heart surgeries performed in N Kazakhstan region in 2014

PETROPAVLOVSK. KAZINFORM - About 2 thousand people suffering from cardiovascular diseases undertook treatment in the regional cardiology center in Petropavlovsk in 2014. 255 of them needed open heart surgery.

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Since the beginning of the year, the regional cardiology center has performed 30 surgeries and helped people suffering from heart diseases. Such surgeries have been performed in the center since its opening in 2009. Cardio surgeons of the center performed 255 open heart surgeries in 2014. They also have a lot of plans and goals on saving people's lives and rendering high-quality medical assistance in 2015. Besides, the specialists of the center improve their qualifications in foreign countries on a regular basis. It allowed to begin to perform serious liver surgeries. It should be noted that the center has all modern medical equipment. In 2014, 29 million tenge was allocated from the national budget and 52 million tenge from the region budget for these purposes.