5 New Cardiac Technologies to look out for

For most of the 19th century, doctors used most of the medicals tools that fit easily in their little medkit bag, and diagnoses were based more on instinct than on science. The advancement and discovery of various antibiotics, lifesaving drugs and equipment have contributed tremendously to increase the lifespan of a human being on average of nearly 30 years. It’s easy to see how advances in health and medicine have touched the lives of nearly every person on the planet, whether its technology that allows us to peek deep into or body or the medicines that extend the lives of those with unimaginable and sufferable chronic disease.

Here are 5 innovative cardiac technologies that will change the outlook of the coming future:

1) GOOGLE GLASSES

Google Glasses are one of the best known wearable technologies made. They are similar to any other spectacle with preloaded options of taking pictures and recording videos in HD and wireless transmission. Cardiologists have successfully used the equipment in cardiac surgeries. They are used for coronary angiography where the cardiologist takes accurate, precise and resolute pictures of heart artilleries and could transfer the images to computers or Ipads.

2) BIORESORBABLE STENTS

During an operation, the cardiologist needs to perform an open artery surgery where they push a mesh tube called stent that releases drugs into the vessel to keep it open. But using the stent over time might cause blood clotting and to overcome the disastrous consequences a new type of stent that gradually dissolves within a year or so may help sidestep that problem. They also enable treated vessels to regain their ability to constrict and expand.

3) LEADLESS PACEMAKER

A PaceMaker is a device for stimulating the heart muscle and regulating its contractions. It consists of a small battery-operated power source implanted under the skin. PaceMakers these days are of top quality, the only faulty part of them is the lead which they use which cause complications or an infection at the insertion site. The leadless pacemaker is a tiny, self-containing unit which is placed on the inside wall of the heart through a thin, flexible tube called catheter. The new model of the pacemaker does look promising without any after effects.

4) VALVE-IN-VALVE PROCEDURE

Compared to mechanical valves that carry a high risk of blood clotting, heart valves made from animal tissues (bioprosthetic valves) are increasingly used to replace stiff, narrowed aortic valves. Bioprosthetic valve is inserted into the heart via a catheter at the site of the failing device.it turns out to be the best valve replacement option for people at high risk from surgery.

5) PROTEIN PATCH FOR HEART MUSCLE GROWTH

The cells cannot fully regenerate and scar tissues form when heart muscle cells suffer damage and die. It makes the heart harder for the heart to pump blood effectively and ultimately leads to heart failure. Recently, a team of health and bioengineering experts discovered a natural protein that can promote the growth of normal tissues. Human clinical trials are yet to take place on the patch in the upcoming year and it goes holds a bright future for bioengineering