China News Service, Fuzhou, September 3 (Reporter Wang Dongming) The reporter learned from the Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University on the 3rd that the heart surgery and heart failure specialist ward of the hospital successfully completed the second case of "Yongren Heart" artificial heart since its establishment. Implant surgery.
The artificial heart represents the highest level of cardiac surgery and embodies the overall strength and technical strength of the entire cardiac treatment team.
At present, only three hospitals in Mainland China, Beijing Fuwai Hospital, Wuhan Union Medical College Hospital, and Fujian Medical University Union Union Hospital, have mastered this technology.
The medical team of Xiehe Hospital performed an "artificial heart" implant operation on the patient.
Photo courtesy of Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University
Professor Dai Xiaofu from the Department of Cardiac Surgery of Fujian Union Hospital told reporters that the patient who underwent the operation Xiaokong (a pseudonym) was a pet doctor from Gu'an County, Langfang City, Hebei Province. The artificial heart implantation operation time was short and the patient recovered quickly. The teamwork is tacit, and all links are seamlessly connected, which reflects the strength of Fujian Union Heart Surgery.
The pinhole was diagnosed as "dilated cardiomyopathy" 3 years ago.
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a primary myocardial disease of unknown cause. The condition is progressively worsening, and death can occur at any stage of the disease.
Xiao Kong received medication at the local hospital, but it was still difficult to curb the deterioration of his condition.
Xiao Kong and his family have sought medical treatment in many ways, considering heart transplantation as an alternative to medical treatment when the condition cannot be relieved.
However, the condition of the pinhole is serious and the pressure of the pulmonary artery is high. The risk of reluctant heart transplantation is huge, the cost is high, the recovery is poor, and the heart donor is not easy to obtain.
In August of this year, Xiao Kong was admitted to the Heart Failure Specialty Ward of Cardiac Surgery, Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University.
On September 1, a medical team led by Professor Chen Liangwan, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the Department of Cardiac Surgery of the Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University, and Professor Dai Xiaofu, Deputy Director of the Department of Cardiac Surgery, performed an "artificial heart" implant operation for the small hole.
At present, the small hole "artificial heart" works well and can get up and move around and eat.
In the next period of time, the heart failure treatment team led by Professor Chen Liangwan will carry out postoperative treatment and rehabilitation exercises for the patient to be discharged from the hospital as soon as possible.
After the operation was successful, the patient praised the medical team of Xiehe Hospital.
Photo courtesy of Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University
Professor Chen Liangwan said that in recent years, the number of patients with heart diseases in China has increased, the demand for heart transplantation has also increased, and the shortage of heart donors has become more prominent.
A number of studies have shown that "artificial heart" treatment can improve the heart function of some patients, reduce pulmonary vascular resistance, and can also win more opportunities for heart transplantation in the future. It can become an alternative treatment for heart transplantation and provide 5 million heart failure patients in China. Re-opening the door of life has become an important direction for the domestic medical community to focus on tackling key problems.
The Heart Failure Specialist Ward of Cardiac Surgery, Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University was established in January 2020. At present, it has completed 17 heart transplants, 2 left ventricular assist system implants (artificial hearts), and more than 160 heart failure patients with heart failure Comprehensive Treatment.
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