2024-08-03 15:20:45
(ANSA) – AVELLINO, 03 AUG – The smallest pacemaker in the world has been implanted in a patient by the Interventional Cardiology Unit of the “Frangipane-Bellizzi” hospital in Ariano Irpino, in the province of Avellino. Slightly larger than a pill, one tenth the size of a conventional implant, it weighs two grams and measures just over two centimeters. It was implanted directly into the cardiac cavity through the femoral vein and then anchored to the heart through small, specially designed atraumatic hooks.
The Micra Tps (Transcatheter pacing system, ed.), explains Gianvito Manganelli, the cardiologist who performed the procedure, “is a real cardio-capsule that, unlike current implantation procedures, does not require any wire or catheter, nor does it require incisions in the chest or the creation of a subcutaneous pocket, thus eliminating the risk of potential complications related to the traditional procedure”.
The Interventional Cardiology Unit was inaugurated two months ago and since then, underlines the director general of the ASL of Avellino, Mario Ferrante, “it has already become a point of reference for the quality and timeliness of the interventions and the results achieved”. (ANSA).
2024-08-03 15:20:45