succeeds in implanting a heart device
A Saudi medical team, from King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital and Prince Sultan Center for the Treatment of Cardiac Diseases and Surgery, succeeded in implanting a small pacemaker, produced by Medtronic, on Tuesday, in an achievement that represents a new Saudi medical precedent.
The Saudi team of doctors performed the first 5 implantations of the device in patients outside of clinical trials, and all of them were successful.
The medical team consisted of Dr. Raed Sweidan, Dr. Fayez Bukhari, consultant electrophysiology at King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Dr. Ahmed Al-Faqih, and Dr. Khaled Daghriri, consultant electrophysiology at Prince Sultan Center for Cardiac Surgery, according to "Sky News Arabia".
The two Saudi medical authorities have taken the lead in using this device in Saudi Arabia and the rest of the Middle East and Africa region since it obtained the CE Mark in April 2015.
This device, called "Micra", performs its work without the presence of the traditional wire, and is connected to the heart through the arteries of the patient''s body, using a catheter connected to the origin of the thigh.
Dr. Ahmed Al-Faqih said, "This miniature technology has enjoyed wide acceptance among patients due to its small size and advanced design. The main benefits of this new device are to reduce potential complications and reduce the time required for postoperative recovery."
The device, "Micra", which represents the latest in pacemaker technology Less than a tenth of the size of conventional pacemakers, at the same time it remains invisible from a cosmetic point of view, and small enough to be implanted directly into the heart.
