{"id":8317,"date":"2024-03-21T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itsveterans.com\/?p=8317"},"modified":"2024-03-21T14:30:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T14:30:00","slug":"jackson-va-first-in-mississippi-to-implant-high-tech-heart-pacemaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsveterans.com\/?p=8317","title":{"rendered":"Jackson VA first in Mississippi to implant high tech heart pacemaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tni-source-date\"><strong>Originally published:<\/strong> 2024-03-21T14:30:00+00:00. Historical source article: benefits, rules, amounts and deadlines may have changed. Check the official source for current information.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/jackson-health-care\/\" rel=\"noopener\">G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA<\/a> in Jackson, Miss. recently became the first hospital in Mississippi to implant a Biotronik\u00a0Amvia cRTP (pacemaker), marking a significant advancement in patient care.<\/p>\n<p>A pacemaker monitors the heart\u2019s rhythm, detects irregularities and corrects them with electrical impulses. This particular device differs from other implantable pacemakers in that it helps the heart\u2019s lower chambers\u2014the ventricles\u2014work in tandem. To do this, it has three leads\u2014wires that deliver energy to the heart\u2014rather than one or two as in other pacemakers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur goal always is to help our Veterans have a better quality of life,\u201d said Cardiologist Dr. Samer Y. Siouffi, who has extensive experience in cardiac electrical system and cardiac implantable device procedures. \u201cThis device improves a patient\u2019s heart failure symptoms like fatigue, shortness of breath and exercise intolerance.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Surgery sequence<\/h2>\n<p>After preparing the incision site, a surgeon makes a small cut in the patient\u2019s upper chest well below the shoulder. Three leads are then inserted into a major vein near the collarbone. Using X-ray for visibility, the surgeon guides the leads through the veins and places them in the heart\u2019s upper and lower chambers. Then the surgeon implants a tiny defibrillator in a pocket created at the incision beneath the skin. The leads are connected to the defibrillator which is programed for the patient\u2019s specific medical needs.<\/p>\n<p>Up to 75% of patients with a cardiac implantable device will need magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in their lifetime. Unlike other pacemakers, this\u00a0new technology allows the patient to have an MRI without placing the pacemaker on \u2018standby.\u2019 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The cardio-pulmonary team at Jackson VA consists of cross-trained catheterization laboratory (Cath-Lab) employees shared by the cardiology and pulmonology divisions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur cardio-pulmonary team strives to offer our Veterans the latest and the best in the field of surgery,\u201d said Chief of Staff Dr. Rachel Peery. \u201cWe will serve every Veteran as well as they have served us.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p class=\"tni-attribution\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.va.gov\/129478\/jackson-va-first-mississippi-implant-pacemaker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a>. 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