The British Health Authority announced ” NHS“On developing an updated heart device, it may help reduce the risk of injury By stroke By more than 80%, as studies indicate that the new heart guard will be as effective as blood thinners to prevent strokes.
According to the report of the newspaper “Daily Mail”, the new device is made in the form of a “jellyfish” covered with a piece of polyester fabric, to protect the surrounding tissues from the metal edges of it, and the device is implanted inside the heart chambers, especially for patients with atrial fibrillation, which may avoid thousands of cases of strokes Ischemic.
A copy of the Daily Mail news about a heart transplant–
Atrial fibrillation causes an irregular heartbeat, which makes the blood flow irregular, which causes the formation of clots and if one of these clots moves, parts of it can move through the blood circulation to the brain, which leads to clogged arteries, which leads to stroke Ischemic.
Patients with atrial fibrillation often rely on long-term blood thinners, but blood thinners may increase the risk of uncontrollable bleeding.
According to the British Health Authority, the new modern device is the opposite of previous models, where it is covered with a piece of polyester fabric, to protect the surrounding tissues from the metal edges.
Cardiac implant device–
Steps to implant the heart machine
And last August I saw a hospital Royal Brompton A heart surgery took 45 minutes under general warning.
First, a thin, flexible tube “catheter” is inserted through a small incision in the groin and tied through the arteries in the bag in the left chamber of the heart, where blood clots usually form.
A small camera for taking measurements is installed in the catheter, used to determine the appropriate size for the device, then the device is passed to the heart through the catheter, and it is folded like an umbrella so that it can fix the tubes and once the catheter is removed, the device opens automatically to match the location in the heart.
When the device is in place, the surgeon removes the catheter and stitches over the pieces in the thigh.
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