英國第一種無需手術即可植入患者體內的新型的人工心臟泵首次上市。這種儀器為心肌梗塞發作或者手術之后處于危險期的心肌提供臨時支持。

英國國民醫療服務信托Hammersmith醫院（Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust）的一位患者成為英國首例接受這種作用于心臟的微小儀器。Hammersmith醫院的醫生成功地將世界上最小的心臟支持系統（該儀器只有4毫米大小）通過腹股溝動脈插管，在導向導線的引導下植入患者的心臟。

這種泵幫助患者的心臟成功度過冠狀動脈分流術術后的至關重要的幾小時。這種儀器為那些以前被認為過于虛弱以至于不能接受手術的患者提供了希望，因為這種儀器可以為心肌梗塞發作或者手術之后處于危險期的心肌提供臨時支持。

這種儀器的植入位置是左心室(心臟最大的腔)。雖然它的體積很小，但是它卻能夠每分鐘泵出多達2.5升的血液。因為它的體積如此之小，它可以無需任何手術就可以植入體內。這種泵使用電動發動機提供能源，使用3毫米的導線，導線伸出患者體外再連接在電池上，控制部分只有一臺膝上型電腦大小。該儀器最多可以維持5天。
 
“這些儀器正在變得越來越經濟合算，尤其是當你將它們作為其他昂貴治療（包括反復的侵入性手術、心臟移植、以及住院時間延長等）替代選擇的時候”，該醫院的心臟外科醫生彼得史密斯先生（Peter Smith）表示，“我們對這種儀器能夠如此之好地發揮作用感到十分驚喜，對這種技術的未來充滿信心?！?/P>

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New Device: First Heart Pump Inserted without Surgery

For the first time in the UK a new artificial heart pump was inserted into a patient without the need for surgery. The device provides temporary support for the heart muscle during the critical period after a heart attack or surgery.

A patient at Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust has become the first patient in the UK to receive a tiny device for the heart. Doctors at Hammersmith Hospital successfully placed the world's smallest heart support system, a 4mm-wide device, into the patient's heart by inserting it into an artery in the groin and passing it up into the heart along guide wires.

The pump assisted the patient's heart in the crucial few hours after coronary artery bypass surgery. The device offers hope for patients previously considered too ill to be operated on by providing temporary support for the heart muscle during the critical period after a heart attack or surgery.

The implanted pump sits in the left ventricle, the largest chamber of the heart. Despite its tiny size it can pump up to 2.5 litres of blood every minute. Because it is so small, it can be put in place without the need for any surgery. The pump uses an electrical motor connected to a 3mm wire which extends out of the patient, where it is connected to a battery and control pack the size of a small laptop computer. The pump can remain in place for up to five days.

"These devices are becoming increasingly cost-effective, especially when you consider the alternative to using them, which includes repeat invasive surgery and possibly transplant, and extended stays in hospital”, comments Mr Peter Smith, cardiac surgeon at Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust. "We have been astounded by how well this has worked, and have high hopes for the future of this technology.”