The old man's heart and blood vessels grow "stone". The doctor dredges the broken "stone" in the air.

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Wuhan, February 10 / PRNewswire-FirstCall-Asianet / (LV Hui Song Meng) A 69-year-old patient with circular growth of many blood vessels on the heart vessels "caused severe stenosis of the blood vessels. The team of experts from the Department of Cardiology of Wuhan Asian Heart Hospital used shock wave balloon calcification plaque fragmentation, and the patient began to show intermittent symptoms of chest pain a year ago." the examination suggested that the heart had three vessels disease. The three main blood vessels of the heart were seriously stenosed. And accompanied by severe calcification, blood vessels will gradually lose elasticity and appear plaques. If calcium deposits on the blood vessel wall or plaque, vascular calcification occurs. "once a serious calcification ring is formed," the blood vessels will become thinner, narrower, and the blood flow will not be smooth. In addition, it will cause balloon, stent and other difficult to pass through the lesion site, thus increasing the operative complications and failure rate. The three vessels of the heart of the patients have more than 90% stenosis. But the location of his vascular stenosis is much longer.

After the operation, the doctor provided a picture for the patient's physical examination at Wuhan Asian Heart Hospital.

The old man's heart and blood vessels grow

Chinanews.com, Wuhan, Feb. 10 (Lu Hui Song Meng) A 69-year-old patient has many "stones" growing in circles on the blood vessels of the heart, resulting in severe stenosis of blood vessels, obstruction of blood flow, and frequent episodes of chest pain. Recently, a team of cardiologists from Wuhan Asian Heart Hospital used shock wave balloon calcification plaque fragmentation to solve the "major problem" for patients.

The patient began to show intermittent symptoms of chest pain a year ago, and the examination revealed three-vessel disease of the heart. His health went from bad to worse as his illness continued to progress. The latest examination results show that the three major blood vessels of the heart are seriously narrow, accompanied by severe calcification, blocking the blood flow is almost impossible to pass. If the blood vessels are not opened as soon as possible, myocardial infarction may occur at any time.

According to reports, with age, blood vessels will gradually lose elasticity and appear plaques. If calcium deposits on the blood vessel wall or plaque, the blood vessel wall is like a small "stone", resulting in vascular calcification. Once a serious calcification ring is formed, the blood vessels will become thinner and narrower, and the blood flow will not be smooth. If not treated properly, it will not only make it difficult for the balloon and stent to pass through the lesion, but also make the stent unable to open fully, thus increasing the operative complications and failure rate.

The three blood vessels of the patient's heart are more than 90% narrow, and the top priority is to dredge the blood vessels, but there are many "stones" in the location of vascular stenosis, which can not be solved by conventional intervention. In response, the expert team of Wuhan Asian Heart Hospital decided to use a new technology-shock wave balloon calcification plaque fragmentation to solve the "hard stone" in the patient's blood vessels.

Shock wave balloon calcification plaque fragmentation is to transfer electric energy to the transmitter, "knock" the calcification in the blood vessel with the help of balloon under the physical action, and finally make it fragmented, thus dilating the blood vessels, providing conditions for subsequent stent implantation and full expansion. On February 7, a team of experts performed an operation on the patient. He recovered well after operation and has been transferred to the general ward.

Experts say that in the treatment of complex calcified lesions, routine cutting balloon and rotary grinding in the past can solve most of the difficult and complex situations; now, after the introduction of shock wave balloon calcification plaque fragmentation, it can bring hope for more patients with calcified coronary heart disease. (end)