Medipol Mega University Hospital broke new ground in Turkey. The patient, who was transferred to the hospital with a zero pulse, held on to life with a pacemaker inserted with the non-surgical angiography method.
Medipol Mega University Hospital Cardiology Department added a new one to its achievements in the national and international medical arena. Cardiology Specialist Prof. Dr. Fethi Kılıçaslan and his team broke new ground in Turkey. For the first time, a wireless pacemaker, which enables the heart to work in sync, was inserted into the heart through the groin using the angiography method without surgery.
Fikri Sekin, 73 years old, living in Edirne, stated that his heart rate dropped to zero when he was brought to the hospital. Dr. Kılıçaslan said on the subject, “Because the patient’s chest was inflamed on both sides, it was not possible to put a normal pacemaker under the skin again. A surgeon had to open the heart under general anesthesia and the cord of the pacemaker had to be stitched on the heart. The only way to get rid of this surgery was to replace the wireless pacemaker with the new method from the groin. “After evaluating the age of the patient and all his tests, we decided to use a new method, which is limited in number in the world. We fitted our patient with the newest and most advanced model of the wireless battery. This new wireless battery provides synchronized contraction of the heart.”
“NO SCALE, NO PAIN IN THE NEW METHOD”
Stating that the pacemaker inserted through the groin and inserted into the heart without surgery provides significant advantages for both the patient and the physician, Kılıçaslan added the following words to his statements:
” Infection is an important and life-threatening problem in patients with normal wired pacemakers. When infection occurs, the battery and cable must be completely removed and the patient is given a serious antibiotic treatment. In addition, there are problems such as erosion in the battery cable and the area where the battery is inserted. With new wireless batteries, such complications are reduced by 60-70% and the risk of infection is minimized. The patient returns to his normal life one day after the surgery. Wireless batteries are 18 mm long and weigh 1.75 grams. Since the battery is placed directly into the heart, there is a wound in the chest. there is no scar, there is no battery under the skin and there is no need for dressing. Delleri detects the movement of the back of the heart and thus ensures the synchronized operation of the heart. This feature is called AV sync. Fikri Sekin is our first patient in Turkey with a wireless pacemaker with AV synchronization. This battery is the smallest in the world.”
“OPERATION DONE IN 20 MINUTES”
Kılıçaslan is responsible for the operation processes. He summarized as follows:
“In a short operation, we inserted the wireless pacemaker by inserting it through the groin painlessly as if performing an angiography under local anesthesia. The process was completed in about 20 minutes. After this procedure, we followed our patient overnight and decided to discharge him the next day. In the post-discharge control, we made the settings of the battery in the same way as the normal battery adjustment, from outside the heart. These batteries, placed inside the heart, have a lifespan of about 10 years. Since the battery is wireless, our patient returned to his normal life with a more comfortable process. Otherwise, open heart surgery under general anesthesia would have been necessary for our patient. Our patient regained his health quickly due to his trust in us and the new method we used.”
“THE HEART WAS FALLING TO ZERO”
Fikri Sekin, a 73-year-old patient who went through the process, said, “Up until this age, I had an active and active life. I was driving a tractor until the age of 73. One day I suddenly fainted on the table. We couldn’t understand what was going on. At first we suspected that I might have a disorder. But we learned that my heart rate was dropping to zero. I didn’t want to have surgery. When the places where they had a pacemaker in the hospital I went to before got inflamed twice, they recommended Medipol to us. I had a painless, more comfortable medical process here. I am doing my daily routine now. I went back to my normal life. I would like to thank my doctors and healthcare workers with all my heart.”