The Impella device resembles a tiny impeller, approximately the size of a catheter, which is delicately inserted into the heart through the groin. Know how it works New Delhi: Heart disease continues to remain the biggest burden in India. Cardiovascular diseases have turned into epidemics in India that account for at least 27 per cent of deaths, depicting the need to take heart health seriously.
Claiming millions of lives each year due to heart attacks has raised alarms in the healthcare industry. However, technological developments and innovations are offering fresh avenues for treatments and are creating new hopes among people. Among these innovations, one such technological development known as Impella, a miniature heart pump, has emerged as a promising tool in the field of cardiology.
Sharing a recent incident with News9 , Dr Srinivas Prasad BV , Senior Consultant – Interventional Cardiology, Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru they were said, “An 84-year-old elderly gentleman presented with heart failure symptoms – breathlessness, swelling of legs – of two weeks duration. He had a fragile heart with a pumping efficacy (LV Ejection fraction) of only 25 per cent. An angiogram revealed the cause as multiple critical blocks.
Given his heart failure status, he was at very high risk for surgery or angioplasty. They decided to salvage him by doing an angioplasty with the help of Impella. Impella-assisted multivessel angioplasty was done.
The patient improved d.
