Aortix Revolutionizes Heart Care
There are more people in the world suffering from heart problems than ever before, and experts predict that one out of every five people over forty years old will develop heart failure. Unfortunately, there is also a large gap between the number of safe and effective treatments between patients with lower and greater severity of heart failure according to the New York Heart Association. At class 3, according to the NYHA’s classifications, there is very little that works, and even less hope beyond that. Fortunately, a company called Procyrion consisting of Life Science entrepreneurs, cardiologists, and circulatory support experts has created a device called Aortix to help with this problem. It is a custom-designed heart pump built around a powerful tiny motor mounted on a set of expandable struts. Its designers created it to help rest and heal the heart by doing two things. Firstly, it works by reducing afterload, the pressure built up in the heart after it contracts to eject blood while pumping. Secondly, it improves blood flow to vital organs. Unlike other devices that work to achieve a similar effect but involve invasive, high-risk procedures, Aortix is small enough for use without surgery and with much less risk. Read more »
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