Heart failure, heart
disease, and heart defects can be life threatening if symptoms persist after
treatment and management of the surgery.
Medical implant devices
can improve certain heart conditions for the long term, or they can act as a
transition between more serious treatments, such as transplants. Estimates cost
around $ 30,000 or more.
However, the value of the
tool is considered invaluable because it can save your life.
Pacemaker
Who needs it?
A pacemaker is the most
commonly known medical implant device for patients with heart disease.
This small component is
included with a surgical procedure through the abdomen or chest cavity of a
person suffering from arithmetic or an irregular heartbeat.
Arithmetic patients can
experience breathing patterns that are too fast, long or uneven.
Less invasive treatment
methods can include medication, electric shock "cardioversion" or
ablation therapy (a catheter procedure that destroys abnormal tissue that
contributes to an irregular heartbeat pattern).
A pacemaker is the
solution if the first treatment fails to stabilize arithmetic.
How does it work?
The National Heart Lung
and Blood Institute (NHLBI) describes a pacemaker as an internal monitor system
in the heart to measure electrical activity, pulse patterns, heart rate, and
even blood temperature.
When the heart's
electrical system gets off track, a pacemaker that uses a battery leads the
heart to return to its normal rhythm with electrical impulses.
Batteries and generator
pacemakers last around 7 years and need to be replaced.
Procedure
Pacemaker installation
operations are carried out in hospitals with general anesthesia.
The surgeon will place
the device and battery inside the skin and attach a wire to your blood vessels
to the heart.
The procedure takes
around a few hours, and you will stay at the hospital to be monitored.
The recovery time is
quite short. You may experience pain in the incision area for several days, but
you can go back to work when you feel better.
The risk of installing a
pacemaker is low, but can include:
•
Swelling or bruising in the incision
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Infection
•
Damage to blood vessels or nerves
•
Deflation of the lungs
Warning
Patients who use a
pacemaker must be aware of potential interference from electronic objects, such
as cellphones, microwave ovens, and metal detectors.
Keep electronic objects
away from the pacemaker, store the cellphone in a pants pocket rather than in a
shirt pocket, and avoid being near a microwave for a long time.
Tell the airport clerk or
other location that has a metal detector, because it can interfere with the
work of your pacemaker.
Ventricular Assist Device
Ventricular Assist Device
(VAD) or commonly called Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD), because it
helps the left part of the heart chamber work, is a tool that is used
temporarily to prevent fatal heart failure.
The left heart space is
the largest space in the heart, and is responsible for pumping blood from the
heart throughout the body.
Patients with heart
disease who are on a transplant list can need an LVAD (artificial pump) to do
too weak heart tasks.
VAD is often referred to
as a "transplant bridge" according to the American Heart Association.
This tool is used before a suitable heart donor is found.
Risks from this operation
include:
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Infection
•
Device failure
•
Heart failure
•
Blood clots
LVAD surgery is open
heart surgery and lasts 4-6 hours. You will be fitted with a ventilator and
heart-lung machine, while the appliance is implanted in your chest cavity.
After the surgery, you
will spend a few days in the ICU. It aims to make sure the pump is working
properly, adjusting blood thinning drug levels, and preventing infection.
The recovery process
depends on your health before surgery. Some patients can go home quickly and
some need to stay in the hospital until a heart donor is available.
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
Implantable Cardioverter
Defibrillators resemble pacemakers and both are used to treat arithmetic.
ICD is more commonly used
in patients who experience ventricular fibrillation (VF).
VF is a serious twitch in
the heart that contributes to heart failure, because blood is not pumped
properly. VF is usually fatal, but can occur during a non-fatal heart attack or
from lack of oxygen.
Defibrillators deliver
electrical current to the heart to restart the muscles due to VF or other forms
of arithmetic.
Like a pacemaker, the ICD
is implanted under the skin, usually in the area below the collarbone or
abdominal area. A wire is installed from an ICD battery inside the heart
muscle.
A study published in the
Archives of Neurology in 2009 indicated that men were more able to be treated
with an ICD than women.
Female patients have a 70% increase in the adverse effects of ICD surgery compared to men. But the difference in response to the machine can be due to a lack of studies on ICD in women.
Further research is
needed on women related to ICD.
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