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Modern Medical Technology Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

Now that it is officially the year 2016, medicine just keeps evolving in conjunction with that of technology. This is true in cardiology and also in all other fields of medicine. Particularly, for cardiologists it is quite exciting to see how far this specialty has come in regards to the new heart pacemaker technology available for patients in needs. Individuals are living longer with the aforementioned medical advances and the degree of safety along with much higher standards that physicians are held to on a daily basis .

The Micra

In April of this year, the Federal Drug Agency approved Medtronic's newest heart pacemaker called "The Micra". This amazing device is not only implanted inside the heart but it is named appropriately so because of the fact that is actually the size of a small capsule. This device is the smallest heart pacemaker in the world; in fact it is reportedly only one tenth the size of all other 'normal' pacemakers on the market. What is even more astounding is that the heart does not even have to be touched directly nor an incision to the heart made because of the fact that the physician approaches implantation via the shoulder. The implanting doctor starts the procedure by making the incision at the shoulder and then proceeding by going through a blood vessel to properly place "The Micra" in the right ventricle chamber of the heart.

Wireless Pacemakers

Another advancement made in heart pacemaker technology is that doctors now have wireless pacemakers. This enables them to implant pacemakers and no longer worry about attached leads. Harvard Health reports that while heart pacemakers in general are stable medical devices, the most common problems associated are those with the leads. They are often times the source of problems or infections therefore this elimination makes pacemakers safer in general for the population that requires them.

With almost one million patients receiving pacemakers each year, new heart pacemaker technology is something that must continue to advance rapidly as science and learning are both two things that are always progressing. Medtronic even has an application available to patients with smartphones - whether it is on an Android or Apple platform - called MyCare Link Smart Monitor. With just the click of a button or the use of a smartphone application, patients are able to see their own stats as per their implanted pacemaker and can also transmit this data to physicians. Such can also be uploaded to a Medtronic service called Carelink which is resourceful because the aforementioned will monitor at risk patients and if detected, send a notification from the center to the authorized treating physician.

All of the above are amazing, new heart pacemaker technology advances that have changed many lives and will only continue to do so. Again, it is not only cardiology that benefits from clinical research but all other subspecialties and specialties in the medical field. There should be no doubt that even a cure for cancer will one day be found.

Heart Aid Project 2.0

Friday, October 28, 2016

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