Vim & Vigor - Summer 2013 - North Mississippi - (Page 4)

HELP FOR YOUR HEART The NMMC Heart Institute leads the state and nation again with several new ﬁrsts NATION’S FIRST BIORESORBABLE HEART DEVICE Phyllis Camp of Saltillo has a new claim to fame—she has the nation’s ﬁrst bioresorbable heart device. On Dec. 28, interventional cardiologist Barry Bertolet, MD, and his team implanted the nation’s ﬁrst bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) as part of a research study at North Mississippi Medical Center. Absorb™, the world’s ﬁrst drugeluting BVS, works by restoring blood ﬂow to the heart similar to a metal stent, but then dissolves into the body. The result is a treated vessel that may resume more natural function and movement because it is free of a permanent metal stent. Camp, 61, suffered her ﬁrst heart attack two years ago. “I have a strong family history of heart problems. My father had his ﬁrst disabling heart attack at age 58, and I had mine at 59,” she says. “I got two metal stents, and I recovered well and returned to work.” But last year Camp began experiencing similar symptoms and failed an exercise stress test. She underwent a cardiac catheterization, which revealed a new blockage in an artery to her heart. That’s when Bertolet told her about the new dissolvable device, manufactured by Abbott. Bertolet explained that the device is referred to as a scaffold because it is a temporary structure, unlike a stent, which is a permanent implant. The scaffold supports the vessel until 4 SU M M E R 2 013

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Vim & Vigor - Summer 2013 - North Mississippi

Vim & Vigor - Summer 2013 - North Mississippi
Contents
Opening Thoughts
Help for Your Heart
The Ultimate Backto- School Checklist
Join the Movement
Stroke Stories
5 Steps to Better Bone Health
Gut Instinct
Morgan Freeman
Prostate Playbook
The Main Ingredient
Looking Ahead
Virtual Health
A Place for Peace
Don’t Be So Vein
Reflux Relief
Catch the Spirit

Vim & Vigor - Summer 2013 - North Mississippi