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device became available upon FDA
approval, we worked with hospital
administration to make this an option
for appropriate patients."
The Micra Transcatheter Pacing
System is delivered directly into the
heart through a catheter inserted into
the large femoral vein in the leg. The
Micra pacemaker is attached to the
heart with small prongs that secure the
device, which delivers electrical pulses as
needed to pace the heart.
In contrast to traditional pacemakers,
a lead is not necessary to implant the
Micra device in the heart. It eliminates
potential medical complications arising
from a chest incision or from a wire lead
running from a conventional pacemaker
into the heart.
About 1.5 million Americans have
pacemakers, devices that send electrical
WHAT IS BRADYCARDIA?
Bradycardia is a slower than normal heart rate that may occur from congenital
heart disease, the natural aging process, side effects from some heart medications or electrical malfunctions. The hearts of adults at rest usually beat between
60 and 100 times a minute. For those with bradycardia, the heart beats fewer
than 60 times a minute.
Bradycardia can be serious if the heart doesn't pump enough oxygen-rich blood
to the body. As a result, those with bradycardia may feel dizzy or have chronic lack
of energy, shortness of breath or even fainting spells.
pulses to the heart to help maintain a
regular rhythm according to medical
technology developer Medtronic.
Electronic implantable devices such
as pacemakers and medical imaging are
important technological advances, particularly in older, more fragile patients,
Ballany says.
Over a lifetime, more patients will
need an MRI than not.
"It has been estimated that up to 50
percent of patients with standard cardiac rhythm devices who need an MRI
aren't able to get one," says Ballany.
Micra was designed, tested and
approved to be used safely with
MRI scanners, Ballany says. This offers
advantages to both doctors and their
patients who need to undergo
an MRI. ■
CALL
Innovative Care
for Your Heart
For more information about new
devices and surgical techniques
offered by the hospitals of
Community Healthcare System,
visit our website at comhs.org.
To find a cardiologist or electrophysiologist on staff at the hospitals of Community Healthcare
System, call 219-836-3477 or
toll-free 866-836-3477.
The Community Hospital Cardiac Catheterization
Lab team, the first in Northwest Indiana to
implant the Micra pacemaker, includes (left to
right) Jake Berber, RN, Pam Smith, Medtronic
rep, Dan Demo, RN, Kristin Lovings, RT, Wassim
Ballany, MD, and Kathy Helms, RN.
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