Local hospital tests world s smallest heart pump that could change future of heart surgery
Nearly 500,000 people undergo open heart surgery every year. It s costly, and there s risk of death, stroke, or other complications.
Posted at 6:23 PM, Dec 16, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-16 18:23:37-05
(WXYZ) â Nearly 500,000 people undergo open heart surgery every year. It s costly, and there s risk of death, stroke, or other complications.
But there is groundbreaking research out of Detroit from St. John Ascension Hospital that may one day lead to a much safer way to save lives of people with severe heart disease.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S., and nothing is more dire than when your doctor says your arteries are blocked and you need open heart surgery to save your life. That was the case for Robert Mathews.