[Concurrent] Ms. Liu, a patient with artificial heart transplantation
If this is in the past, I will give up. I live another 20 years, and I can still watch my grandson get married. This is my greatest hope.
[Explanation] On November 22, the artificial heart transplant patient and the heart transplant patient shook hands and congratulated each other before being discharged from the hospital.
It is understood that on November 12 and 14, the Department of Cardiac and Great Vessels of the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University in Heilongjiang Province used artificial heart implantation technology and heart transplantation technology respectively within 48 hours to make two patients with end-stage heart failure seriously ill. Get "heart" life.
[Concurrent] Xie Baodong, Director of Cardiac and Great Vascular Surgery, First Hospital of Harbin Medical University
For him (heart transplant patient), he is undoubtedly very lucky. Why, in our entire China, after data research last year, there were about 10 million heart failure patients, and about 700,000 of them are terminally ill. Patients with end-stage heart failure, most of these patients need heart transplantation, but last year we only had a few hundred cases of heart transplantation, so we are facing an extreme shortage of donors.
[Explanation] In recent years, the localization of artificial hearts has brought good news to patients with end-stage heart failure who cannot wait for a donor in the short term. Ms. Liu, 60, is undoubtedly the beneficiary of this technology. Heart failure was treated, but activity tolerance gradually declined.
After making full preparations and obtaining the consent of the patient and his family, the hospital carefully decided to implant a left ventricular assist system, commonly known as an "artificial heart".
[Explanation] Compared with the artificial heart without heartbeat and pulse, this bionic artificial heart implanted by Ms. Liu can still keep the pulse and heartbeat of the patient, and its heart recovery rate is much higher than that of patients with no pulse heart pump. , while greatly reducing the incidence of aortic regurgitation and gastrointestinal bleeding.
[Concurrent] Xie Baodong, Director of Cardiac and Great Vascular Surgery, First Hospital of Harbin Medical University
The artificial heart does not cut off the original heart, it installs a second engine for you while keeping your own heart. If the heart is out of power or has functional problems, your own heart is still beating. , so that it has relatively two layers of insurance.
[Explanation] It is understood that Ms. Liu was awake on the day after the operation and was evacuated from the ventilator 10 hours after the operation. Her vital signs were stable and she is currently undergoing rehabilitation training.
[Concurrent] Ms. Liu, a patient with artificial heart transplantation
The past few days after the operation have been really good. I am able to catch my breath, and I can eat and drink.
(After being discharged from the hospital) If I want to travel abroad, I will go for a walk in the south of Shanghai or in the south. In winter, I will go for a walk in the south.
[Explanation] After the artificial heart is installed, some patients can carry it for a long time, and some patients can use it as a bridge for heart transplantation, and even restore the function with the help of the artificial heart, and then remove the device.
[Concurrent] Mr. Wang, family member of artificial heart transplant patient
I was too worried before, and I didn’t know what to expect. I didn’t know what the disease was like. When I talked about the symptom of heart failure, I could die anytime, anywhere, and the psychological pressure was extremely high.
After the operation, the artificial heart was replaced, and my mother’s condition was getting better and better day by day. Being a son was also very happy and happy, at least her life was extended again.
(Wang Ning reports from Harbin, Heilongjiang)
Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]