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A left ventricular assist device with an internal power cable tunneled through the neck to the head has been implanted successfully in a patient who was ineligible for a cardiac transplantation, destination therapy (DT) trial.
Heart device with power cable- A novel heart device has been implanted successfully at Osaka University.
- This heart device has a power cable behind the ear.
- Putting the power cable behind the ear may reduce the risk of infection.
This implantation was carried out by the Cardiovascular Surgery Group at Osaka University.
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‘Compared to currently approved treatment using an electrical cord connected at an abdominal site, this novel device has a low risk of developing infections due to the power cable behind the ear.’
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Under the system to provide medical treatment to end-stage heart failure patients, a group that is ineligible for heart transplantation, in response to their requests, Osaka University Hospital gained the nation's first approval for its use as a medical device on February 20, 2017.A group of researchers led by Prof. Yoshiki SAWA implanted a left ventricular assist device with an internal power cable tunneled through the neck to the head in a patient with severe kidney disease who was ineligible for destination therapy (DT) for cardiac transplantation.
Thus far, patients with previous diseases such as irreversible kidney disorder were ineligible for a heart transplant or destination therapy. In addition, in Japan, the use of left ventricular assist devices was approved as just a bridge to a heart transplant and was not covered by National Health Insurance. Using this system upon request from a patient, it has become possible to treat the patient ineligible for a heart transplant or destination therapy and use this technique for tunneling the internal power cable through the neck to the head, which is approved overseas, but not in Japan.
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Compared to currently approved treatment using an electrical cord connected at an abdominal site, this new method has a low risk of developing infectious diseases due to the power cable behind the ear and is anticipated to improve patients' quality of life; for example, patients with this new device can soak in a bathtub as most Japanese people do when taking a bath. This method will provide many people with difficult disease such as severe heart failure with a new option of therapy with left ventricular assist devices.
Reference:
- Successful Implantation of Heart Pump with Power Cable Behind The Ear, a Japan First! - (http://resou.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/research/2017/20171030_3)
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