According to Hong Kong Ming Pao Daily News reported that Canada 65 heart Langevin believes to be the only no pulse, still survive. He earlier for heart failure, accept mechanical heart implantation, doctors estimate that he at least 10 years to live. This plant is still in the experimental stage, but the Pro medical estimates that this technology will bring revolutionary changes in heart treatment.
Quebec Montreal's McGill University Health Center spokesman Pope revealed that Langevin earlier heart attack, heart and other organs of serious failure to accept a change of heart, transplantation artificial heart is his last hope for survival.
The hospital for more live 10 years
Hospital 23 last month as he carried out 3 hours surgery, implant Heartmate II mechanical heart. He is currently recovering well and even kidney failure problems also healed, mix can be discharged on Friday. Due to the use of mechanical heart for 10 years, unlike ordinary only two or three years in the life of the artificial heart, estimated he can live the life of 10 years, the equivalent for heart patients.
As he implantation mechanical heart doctor Cecere said: "he is believed to be the only no pulse Canada, nor blood can be measured, but still survive. "The United States producers Heartmate II Thoratec's spokesman said, Europe and the United States there are about 400 patients implanted with only a flashlight battery size of mechanical heart," other people have mild heart muscle contraction, "only the Langevin no pulse.
Retain the original shipment of blood the heart act as conduits
This artificial heart to wear the waist of the batteries, the average per-minute 10 litres of blood flow, the patient may have no pulse. Langevin installation artificial heart, not for the original heart and blood vessel transporting the heart act as.
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