𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗕𝘆𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗮𝗶 - 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘀𝘆 (𝗜𝗩𝗟) 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴'𝘀

Описание: Dr Mehmood Butt explains how the Cath Lab at King's College Hospital Dubai, Cardiology Department is using soundwaves to break up the calcium build up in blood vessels, and help reduce the need for Heart Bypass Surgery.

0:00 Minimizing heart bypass surgery with soundwaves
0:33 What is coronary artery disease?
0:50 How do we treat coronary heart disease
1:26 Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) - Soundwave treatment for coronary heart disease
2:29 Who is a good candidate for shockwave therapy?
3:15 How does shockwave therapy work?
4:30 Is shockwave therapy painful?

Vascular lithotripsy is considered a safe and effective form of treatment for vascular diseases, whereby the blood flow has been affected by heavy build-up of calcification and cholesterol in the blood vessels.

Vascular lithotripsy procedure, which is also used to break up kidney and bladder stones uses shockwaves to break up the said calcium build-up. It is an out-patient procedure that is done under full general anaesthesia or light sedation.

During the procedure, a deflated ‘balloon’ is inserted into a calcified blood vessel, then inflated to fill up the blood vessel. Pulsatile energy is then sent through a connector cable from a generator to the balloon. As a result, the saline solution in the balloon starts to evaporate, which increases the balloon’s pressure, before condensation. The controlled shockwaves sent through the connector cable then cause micro fractures the calcium build-ups without causing any injury to the surrounding soft tissues.