Kauvery Hospital Chennai Launches Tamil Nadu's First Life-Saving Impella Heart Recovery Programme
An 18-year-old boy with COVID Myocarditis successfully recovered with Impella The Impella device is used when heart stops pumping blood to the body. The device helps in pumping out oxygenated blood from the left ventricle of the heart into the aorta, thus continuing to provide absolutely essential blood flow to sustain the function of the brain and other organ systems in the body. The Impella Heart Recovery Programme enables the hospital to now have the controller and the pump of the device in the Cath lab itself. The staffs are well trained to run and monitor the operation of the equipment. Chennai, 24th November 2021 : Cardiogenic shock is a life-threatening condition where the heart suddenly stops pumping the required oxygen-rich blood to rest of the body. This is an emergency situation that is usually precipitated by a heart attack or acute myocarditis. It is a potentially fatal situation anywhere in the world. If not treated immediately with expert care and techn...