As we commemorate this year’s World Heart Day, I thought how exciting it is that new technologies and innovations enable us to transform cardiovascular care!
New technologies are transforming the field of cardiology by making it possible to improve heart and circulatory disease treatment and prevention. Scientists and biomedical researchers concentrate on creating smarter medical equipment. Technologies in development include implantable pulse generators, heart prosthetics, genomic analysis, and AI-powered diagnostics.
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ญ?
A cardiac pulse generator is a device with a power supply and electronic circuitry that generates output stimuli. Simply said, to stimulate the heart, current from the pacemaker’s battery goes through a connecting pathway before returning to the pacemaker to complete the circuit. Pulse generators can improve heart function, conquer certain malignant arrhythmia conditions, and prevent cardiac arrest.
They are used in the forms of AICD (Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators) or CRT-D (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy [CRT] device).
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ญ!
Mechanical and bioprosthetic (also known as tissue) valves are two broad categories of artificial heart valves that are intended to mimic the function of natural valves by ensuring unidirectional blood flow.
Cardiovascular prosthetic devices are implantable or external devices that replace or help the heart, arteries, or veins, among other cardiovascular system components.
๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ – Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a minimally invasive procedure commonly conducted under local anesthetic. TAVI is used to treat patients ailing with Aortic Stenosis, a form of valvular heart disease that affects the heart valves (failing heart valve).
Recently, I together with my team successfully performed the first-ever TAVI procedure in Sri Lanka, and I’m glad to inform you that the patient has achieved a full and complete recovery.
I fervently urge the Sri Lankan government and those concerned with private-sector healthcare to embrace the TAVI procedure because it is the most effective treatment for individuals suffering from aortic stenosis. The entire world, including our neighboring nation India, is enthusiastically endorsing this procedure.
๐๐๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ค๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐พ๐ค๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ก๐ค๐๐ฎ!
Coronary stent technology has quickly advanced and is now a vector for local medication delivery and alteration of the coronary plaque composition & its behavior.
๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ (๐ซ๐ฌ๐บ) – The drug-eluting stents stop the growth of new endothelial cells, inhibit cell wall growth, and thereby prevent the re-narrowing of the arteries.
๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ (๐ถ๐ช๐ป) – During percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), OCT, an intravascular imaging method, uses near-infrared light to provide high-definition, cross-sectional, and three-dimensional pictures of the artery microstructure. It helps to analyze the size of the lumen, plaque load, and composition in detail, which is useful for treatment planning. It also offers information on the architecture of the coronary arteries.
๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
(๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ผ๐บ) – Your aorta and coronary arteries (the blood vessels that carry blood to your heart) can be seen in amazing detail thanks to IVUS. Compared to coronary angiography, the examination provides a more accurate picture of your artery walls, including any accumulation of fat deposits (plaque). IVUS can visualize the complete arterial wall and provide more information regarding plaque buildup than angiography.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐๐บ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐พ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐?
Through signal amplification and sensitivity augmentation employing magnetic and other physicochemical features, nanomaterials have an advantage in the detection of CVD-related molecular and cellular biomarkers, such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and troponins.
Increasing systemic agent circulation time, lowering off-target cytotoxicity of drugs, improving drug solubility, lowering dosage requirements, combining diagnostic and therapeutic agents to form theranostics, and increasing agent accumulation are all possible uses of nanotechnology in atherosclerosis treatments.
๐๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐จ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฉ’๐จ ๐๐๐!
You can utilize genetic testing to determine whether a change in one or more of your genes could cause a hereditary cardiac issue. Patients can use genetic sequencing to find out if they have a genetic mutation that is highly related to a heart ailment, like hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
๐พ๐๐ง๐๐๐ค๐ก๐ค๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ฅ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐!
AI can be used for a variety of purposes, including the faster diagnosis and treatment of strokes and the improvement of diagnostic radiology. AI approaches are used as a novel screening method for patients who have a certain kind of heart condition that doesn’t manifest any outward signs.
๐ผ ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง, ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฉ-๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ช๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐ช๐จ.
As an interventional cardiologist, it is very reassuring and fulfilling to observe technological advancements in the field of heart care, which will benefit all of humanity. The development of medical devices for diagnosing illness and operating on the patient in question can significantly lower death rates. Over time, fewer heart operations may be necessary thanks to the early diagnosis of cardiac problems. Better treatment options for heart patients will be made available through advanced diagnostics, technologically driven non-surgical and surgical treatments, high-tech healthcare delivery systems, digital patient monitoring and follow-up procedures, super-fast effective communications, and clinical research.
๐ผ๐จ ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ, ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ช๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐!
In comparison to India, I’m a little disheartened to say that we are lagging in adopting new technological advancements that support healthcare systems.
Particularly as a nation with much to offer and abundant natural and human resources, we should be able to improve our healthcare systems to serve the people of the nation and to encourage health tourism, which is an excellent approach to draw visitors to our island.
I invite the corporate sector to be proactive about taking a greater lead in promoting and driving the adoption of new technical breakthroughs that can be advantageous to the nation, its citizens, and tourism.
Yes, it can boost revenue while also supporting and improving our healthcare system.
๐จ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐!
World Heart Day serves as a reminder for everyone to take good care of their hearts. The theme of this year’s campaign is the essential step of first knowing our hearts.
๐ฝ๐๐พ๐ผ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐๐๐พ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐.
Let’s take better control of our heart’s well-being.
๐ฝ๐๐พ๐ผ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐พ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐ผ๐๐. ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐