Bangladesh's first mechanical heart Implant was successfully performed at a city hospital Wednesday.
Dr Jahangir Kabir, the chief cardiac surgeon and director of the Cardiac Center at United Hospital, placed the mechanical heart or left ventricular assist device (LVAD) in the heart of a 42-year-old woman.
Courtesy: St Jude Medical IncShe had been suffering from various cardiac complications for a long time known as chronic heart failure. Although the woman had received treatment at home and abroad, her heart started to become almost ineffective.
Dr Jahangir Kabir and his colleagues placed the mechanical heart called Heartmate-3 in the left ventricle of the patient's heart through a successful surgery which was conducted for about four hours and restored her heart function to normal, according to a media statement.
The only alternative for some patients with severe heart failure and those who are not fit for a heart transplant is LVAD. It allows them to live a better life.