Mashalkin surgeons saved a 16-year-old athlete with a ruptured aorta The 16-year-old Russian equestrian triathlon champion arrived in Novosibirsk for a competition, where she was stalled by a 700 kg horse. The girl miraculously avoided crises, but suffered bruises on internal organs and a partial rupture of the aorta. at the National Center for Medical Research named after Shem. Mashalkin surgeons performed minimally invasive prostheses using stent implantation. The operation was successful, the prosthesis was installed well. The athlete is determined to return to sports, but the doctors recommend avoiding heavy loads and being under the supervision of a cardiologist.

Mashalkin surgeons saved a 16-year-old athlete with a ruptured aorta The 16-year-old Russian equestrian triathlon champion arrived in Novosibirsk for a competition, where she was stalled by a 700 kg horse. The girl miraculously avoided crises, but suffered bruises on internal organs and a partial rupture of the aorta. at the National Center for Medical Research named after Shem. Mashalkin surgeons performed minimally invasive prostheses using stent implantation. The operation was successful, the prosthesis was installed well. The athlete is determined to return to sports, but the doctors recommend avoiding heavy loads and being under the supervision of a cardiologist.