Save Artem's heart

15-year-old Artem has a disability. In 2006, a child found a congenital heart defect - coarctation of the aorta. Artem had a plastic balloon aortic coarctation rekoarktatsiya, hypertension of the second degree. But, unfortunately, the operation did not produce results. In recent years, the child's condition has deteriorated significantly: a boy complaining of a severe headache, pressure began to rise up to 160/100, and he urgently needs an operation.

Artem strong legs hurt from time to time disturbed cramps guy kolyat blood thinners, as he had a tendency to thrombosis. He was banned from any physical activity. Artem is an urgent need to establish a heart implant (stent) with which to expand the narrowing in the aorta, which will lead to the normalization of physiological pressure and heart function. If time does not put Artem stent, ultra-high pressure in the blood vessels of the brain Man, can at any moment lead to a stroke. Family Karvatskih appeals to all caring people to help them heal the heart, and to save the life of their beloved son!

Mom's letter:

"Our family has appealed for help! Our son Artem was diagnosed with heart failure, was first discovered in 2006, when we spent over echocardiography heart murmur. The diagnosis: congenital heart disease – coarctation of the aorta, aortic valve dvuhstulkovy with stenosis of the first degree. In 2012, Regional Hospital in the children's cardiac surgery department, we had a plastic balloon aortic coarctation. Unfortunately, the operation did not produce results, the state of plasticity after balloon aortic coarctation - rekoarktatsiya aorta, hypertension of the second degree.

Now the son of the pressure rises to 160/100, especially during exercise. Son in April was 15, and that the period of intensive growth of teenagers creates additional stress on the body, especially the heart. Increased pressure in the upper part of the body, can cause stroke or heart attack.

We have asked the National Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery named Amosova, received the recommendation to hold an urgent endovascular surgery using modern high-tech equipment with the installation of expandable stent in place coarctation of the aorta. Free operation, but intracardiac implant is a lot of money for our family.

Pay the stent and the balloon we can not now, because the operation is urgently advised to do. The family runs a husband, we have a very great credit in dollars to be paid monthly, for the house in which we now live. Therefore, to sell something or to take another loan, we can not. The younger daughter also suffers (the child delayed speech development), and also in need of treatment. With the help of relatives and friends, we have gathered 50 000 UAH. But it is not enough even 46,407 USD. We appeal to all caring people to help cure our beloved son!

Sincerely we are grateful for any possible help!

With respect and hope, Tatiana Igor"

Name: Artem I. Karvatsky, born 19/04/2000

Location: Ivano-Frankivsk region

Diagnosis: congenital heart disease – aorta coarctation, hypertension of the 1st degree