New Israeli device for treatment of heart failure successfully implanted in patient

August 31, 2017 Agencies
Read on for article

Haifa’s Rambam Health Care Campus is the first medical institution in the world to successfully implant the new Israeli-developed “CORolla” device for the treatment of diastolic heart failure.

At Haifa’s Rambam Health Care Campus, the first successful implantation of the new Israeli-developed “CORolla” device for the treatment of diastolic heart failure. Credit: GPO.

Medical professionals implanted the device in 72-year-old patient Robert MacLachlan, who had run out of treatment options for heart failure in his home country of Canada.

CORolla is an elastic device developed by the Israeli start-up CorAssist. It is implanted in the left ventricle of a beating heart using a minimally invasive procedure.

The device, invented by Rambam’s Dr. Yair Feld together with partners Dr. Yotam Reisner and Dr. Shay Dubi, improves heart function by placing pressure on the ventricle and helping fill the heart with blood.

“Patients turn to us for the ‘Rambam advantage,’” said Prof. Rafi Beyer, director and CEO of Rambam. “They know that Rambam’s physician researchers have access to some of the most innovative technologies and treatments.”

“I am proud that Rambam offers treatments to patients not available anywhere else in the world,” he said.

The Israeli Health Ministry has authorized up to 10 clinical trials of the device at Rambam to test the effectiveness of the new treatment.

Forty-percent of patients diagnosed with heart failure die within five years. The new cutting-edge Israeli-developed device stands to benefit 23 million people worldwide who suffer from the disease.

 


 

JNS.org

Speak Your Mind

Comments received without a full name will not be considered
Email addresses are NEVER published! All comments are moderated. J-Wire will publish considered comments by people who provide a real name and email address. Comments that are abusive, rude, defamatory or which contain offensive language will not be published

Got something to say about this?

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.