New technique for treating heart disease

Many techniques not yet available in Vietnam in the treatment of heart disease have been introduced by two Singapore-based Parway medical cardiologists, such as stent-treated drugs for the treatment of carotid stenosis, heart surgery with methods less intrusive .

The doctor now uses stent-impregnated stent (instead of the previously used impregnated stent) to treat carotid stenosis. The advantage of this stent is that the impregnated drug will prevent blood clotting on the stent surface, reducing the rate of stenosis from 20 to 40% of non-impregnated stents to 5-10%. "This is confirmed clinically after 5 years of testing and monitoring," said Dr Lau Kean Wah at Glenaegles Singapore Medical Center.

Set stent (rack) to treat carotid stenosis in Cho Ray Hospital (Photo: My Lan)

Among the latest heart surgery techniques, there is a less invasive coronary artery bypass surgery method. The doctor only needs to open the chest through a small incision to perform a coronary artery without needing a sternum (before, when performing surgery, the doctor must cut the sternum to a large road). "This technique has been applied to more than 100 cases and the mortality rate to zero. The advantage of the method is the short working time and the aesthetics of patients," said Professor Eugene Sim, one of two people. , said.

In addition, the technique of coronary artery bypass surgery without circulation outside the body, allowing the avoidance of artificial cardiopulmonary machines, also applies. This method reduces the incidence of complications such as blood loss, kidney damage and neurological dysfunction."Many places still use surgical techniques to use artificial circulatory machines to make the heart stop beating and manipulate when the heart stops beating so there are many risks. With the new method, take the heart out and manipulate the heart still active. "This will reduce the risk of stroke for patients," said Professor Eugene Sim, the first person to perform this surgery in Asia.

Doctors now also develop germ cell transplantation techniques to restore heart function to heart failure patients. Currently there are about 200-300 cases in the world using muscle stem cells and 700-800 cases of using stem cells from bone marrow to transplant patients to restore heart function.

These techniques are performed at 3 hospitals in Singapore: Mount Elizabeth, Gleneagles, East Shore.

My Lan