Small ventricular pumps that are generally fit inside a patient's body to assist his ailing heart in boosting blood circulation can also helpful in repairing the diseased organ, say researchers.
A group of American researchers claim that diseased heart can be repaired by small ventricular pumps. These pumps are mostly fit inside the patient’s body to assist the ailing organ in enhancing blood circulation.
David Bull, a surgeon at the University of Utah's school of medicine, says that ventricular assist devices can culture and deliver stem cells to regenerate the diseased heart.
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Cardiac catheterization is a radiological procedure for both diagnosis and treatment of heart conditions. It involves the insertion of a long thin flexible tube called catheter a vein or an artery to the heart.
Cardiac catheterization is a radiological procedure for both diagnosis and treatment of heart conditions. It involves the insertion of a long thin flexible tube called catheter a vein or an artery to the heart.
Bull says that he and his colleagues have developed a pump that can capture and culture these cells, and then inject them into the heart to stimulate repairs.
According to New Scientist magazine, the researchers hope that their approach can enable the regeneration of the heart sufficiently, after which the pump can be removed from the body.
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Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
Animation and slides with sound on ‘Ventricular septal defect (VSD)’ illustrating the dynamics and treatment of the abnormal hole in septal wall of ventricles
Animation and slides with sound on ‘Ventricular septal defect (VSD)’ illustrating the dynamics and treatment of the abnormal hole in septal wall of ventricles
