Successfully implanted the world's smallest artificial heart

According to a spokesman for Bambino Gesu Hospital in Rome (Italy), in March, doctors at the hospital conducted the world's smallest artificial heart transplant for a baby just 16 months before you find the right organ donor.

>>>The unnamed boy and the world's first permanent artificial heart

Antonio Amodeo, a well-known surgeon from the hospital, said the surgery was successfully performed and a pumping device weighing only 11 grams could handle a flow of 1.5 liters of blood per minute. , has been implanted in the baby's body in a state of emergency for health.

An artificial heart transplant surgery

A 16-month-old baby has been identified as having a dilated myocarditis and a serious infection due to the previously implanted ventricular support device.

The artificial heart helped her in surgery to return to a stable state, maintain life and health within 13 days before receiving real heart transplant therapy.

Currently the doctors said after more than a month of surgery, the baby has a good health condition. However, for personal reasons, the child's identity and gender are not disclosed.

Previously, a group of eight leading doctors at the Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital with Dr. Antonio Amodeo also had a permanent artificial heart transplant surgery for a 15-year-old Italian boy.

This baby is considered the first juvenile patient in the world to receive a permanent artificial heart transplant.

These temporary surgeries and heart transplants have opened up new hopes for many children around the world who need heart surgery when the number of donors is too small, giving them the chance to recover. and embrace the joys of life.