For the first time in Bulgaria, a wireless pacemaker was implanted directly into the right ventricle of the heart through the femoral vein. The two-hour operation was performed by Assoc. Prof. Vasil Velchev and Dr. Nikolay Bonev from the Cardiology Clinic of the St. Anna University Hospital in Sofia with the assistance of Consultant Professor dr. Przemyslaw Wiktorski. Two patients (a 67-year-old man and a 72-year-old woman) were the first in Bulgaria to receive this state-of-the-art treatment. The pacemakers implanted for the first time in Bulgarian patients are made by an American company.
Bulgarian studies are highly valued at the Bogdan Khmelnitsky State Pedagogical University in the Ukrainian city of Melitopol. So it comes as no surprise that the university is hosting the latest edition of the International Bulgarian Studies Readings,..
"You say you are Bulgarian, but you do not know Bulgarian" – this reproach from officials in Bulgaria has been faced by quite a few by our compatriots from the historical Bulgarian communities around the world. One of them is Bledar Alterziu from..
The survival of millions of people around the world, living in conditions of war, hunger, disease and immense despair, is at stake every day. We often approach immigrants from such countries with hostility rather than understanding. What they have..
On March 30, 2004, the first issue of a Bulgarian newspaper in Great Britain, "BG Ben", was published. The beginning was modest – eight pages in A4 format..
The Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) is organizing a holiday trip for railway enthusiasts. A Christmas train with a steam locomotive and six..
The village of Zmeyovo near the town of Stara Zagora is celebrating today, December 21, its traditional Festival of Pelin Wine. According to an..
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