Foreign doctors visit Messejana Hospital to learn about the Artificial Heart Program.
The objective is to learn about the services of the Cardiac Transplant Unit and experiences with the use of artificial hearts. In Fortaleza to participate in the International Symposium on Mechanical Circulatory Assistance in Acute Heart Failure, Cardiogenic Shock and ECMO.
Ceara 247 - Experiences with the use of artificial hearts in Ceará motivated a visit by foreign doctors to the Messejana Hospital this Monday, the 30th. The objective is to learn about the Cardiac Transplant Unit's service and experiences with the use of artificial hearts. In Fortaleza to participate in the International Symposium on Mechanical Circulatory Assistance in Acute Heart Failure, Cardiogenic Shock and ECMO, which will be held at the Gran Marquise Hotel in Fortaleza on the same day, the doctors wish to exchange experiences with the Ceará team, which is a reference in the field.
The proposal from the surgical coordinator of the Messejana team, Juan Mejia, who is also the organizer of the symposium, is to attract new professionals to the field of cardiac health, transplants, and artificial hearts. A new universe within reach of medicine in the postmodern era. "This exchange of experiences is important to foster interest in the subject among health professionals here and in society," emphasized Juan Mejia. A pioneer in the North and Northeast regions of the country in the implantation of Mechanical Circulatory Support (ECMO) devices, known as artificial hearts, the Messejana Hospital has already implanted the equipment in 27 patients from 2009 to the present day.
Today, a range of ECMO devices are available. They have saved lives and offered a new chance to patients with low life expectancy and in situations of serious cardiovascular system failure, such as after a severe myocardial infarction.
But how should this equipment be used? Under what circumstances should it be used in a patient's treatment? And how should it be used? It is necessary to learn how to handle this type of machine that perfectly mimics the human body. Answering these and other questions and stimulating interest in this area of medicine is the aim of the International Symposium on Mechanical Circulatory Assistance in Acute Heart Failure, Cardiogenic Shock and ECMO. The event is supported by the Hospital de Messejana. Registration for the event is free and limited.