Henry Ford Health Cardiologists First in Michigan to Use Heart … – Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

April 27, 2023 Interventional cardiologists at Henry Ford Health are the first in Michigan to treat a patient using theImpella RP Flexwith SmartAssist, one of the worlds smallest heart pumps.

The innovative pump, which provides temporary right heart mechanical circulatory support, allows Henry Ford Health physicians provide more comprehensive and advanced care options to patients in Michigan experiencing acute right heart failure.

Henry Ford Health is recognized as the leading provider of cardiovascular care in our region and beyond,saidAlaswad Khaldoon, M.D., an interventional cardiologist and medical director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Henry Ford Hospital. The new heart pump provides our physicians an innovative tool to treat patients experiencing right heart failure.

The Impella RP Flex technology received U.S. FDA pre-market approval in October 2022 as safe and effective to treat acute right heart failure or decompensation for up to 14 days following left ventricular assist device implantation, myocardial infarction, heart transplant or open-heart surgery. The pump is implanted via the internal jugular vein, which enables patient mobility, and its dual-sensor technology is designed to optimize patient management.

The heart pumps novel technology allows us to treat right heart failure more effectively,said Akshay Khandelwal, M.D., MBA, an interventional cardiologist and associate division head of Cardiology at Henry Ford Health. By allowing a patients own heart to rest and recover, we can help improve their quality of life.

Henry Ford Health Heart & Vascular teams specialize in diagnosing and treating cardiovascular conditions using minimally invasive techniques. Many of these procedures take place in cardiac catheterization labs. The cardiac cath lab is a special examination room featuring state-of-the-art equipment and specially trained staff who carry out procedures using catheters to access patients hearts and surrounding structures through tiny incisions. Henry Ford Hospital was also first in Michigan to use the radial approach technique to access the heart using radial artery in patients wrists, allowing most patients to go home the same day as their procedure.

Globally, more than 250,000 patients have benefited from the Impella heart pump support, developed by Abiomed, a medical device technology company based in Massachusetts.

For more information:henryford.com/services/heart-and-vascular

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