During an Ozaki procedure the diseased aortic valve leaflets are removed, and a new aortic valve is recreated by sewing the leaflets into the aortic valve, providing a new functioning valve.

To say this journey hasn’t been difficult would be a lie.

So we’ll talk a bit about Katja’s initial “repair” and how that relates to her future surgeries.

Katarina Anja or as we affectionately call her “Katja” was born with a rare CHD called “Truncus Arteriosus” (TA). This means that Katja was born with only one artery into her heart.