“Empilla” technology saves a Cameroonian need for “Abdullah Medical”

Rapid intervention within the urgent care system – one of the Saudi health care model systems – thanks to God in saving the life of a Cameroonian need after being exposed to a sudden stop in the heart muscle inside the cardiac catheterization room in King Abdullah Medical City in the Holy Capital The patient for an urgent evaluation after diagnosing a blockage in the descending front artery (LAD), and during the preparation to open the artery, her heart stopped working, and attempts at the cardiovascular resuscitation did not succeed in handing the pulse.

He added, in a qualitative decision that the medical team was used to use the artificial cardiac pump technique (Impella) – which is one of the most accurate and rarest devices supporting the heart muscle – as it was entered directly to the aorta. The pump pulls blood from the heart and pumps it to the body at a rate of 3.5 liters per minute, providing immediate support that maintains blood flow to the brain and vital organs, and avoids delaying the opening of the artery.

The medical intervention was led by a consultant cardiac catheterization, Dr. Saad bin Dakhil Allah Al -Hassani, and the consultant cardiac catheterization, Dr. Abdullah Ghobashi, with the active participation of the anesthesia team that contributed to maintaining the stability of vital indicators throughout the interference period, and the nursing team that showed high readiness to equip the device and support all stages of the procedure with high professionalism.

The health gathering indicated that the industrial pump continued for three days until the heart stabilized and its normal functions were restored, and the device was successfully removed yesterday, while the patient continues to recover without any complications mentioned, praise be to God.