A Jarvik 2000 LVAD patient story

A Jarvik 2000 LVAD patient story

Diagnosed with severe ischemic cardiomyopathy at the age of 64, Mostafa received his Jarvik 2000 LVAD on November 19th, 2019. The Jarvik 2000 Ventricular Assist System has granted Mostafa superb quality of life which he happily leads beside his family....
Thrombectomy amid COVID-19

Thrombectomy amid COVID-19

The new Coronavirus is keeping stroke patients from seeking medical attention due to fear of infection. As you can see in these pictures, the medical team at LAUMC cath lab are taking all necessary precautions to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus. This...
Stroke case at LAUMC

Stroke case at LAUMC

Successful thrombectomy case performed at LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital. Patient was a 69 year old male suffering from right M1 occlusion. The procedure was done 1 hour after stroke onset using Penumbra System® JET™ 7 Reperfusion Catheter, and after just 2 passes...
A SynCardia patient profile: Johnny

A SynCardia patient profile: Johnny

Johnny, 55, has been a collegiate and high school soccer referee for the past 34 years. But in 2016, heart failure nearly put him on the sidelines. Johnny was first diagnosed with heart failure after an echocardiogram (EKG) revealed he was having a severe heart attack...

First Shockwave Case in Kuwait

Pre-op angiogramPost-op angiogram On January 15th, 2020 the first Shockwave intravascular lithotripsy case was performed by Dr. Vladimir Koteviski & Dr. Ibrahim Alkholi at Al Amiri Hospital in...
First Shockwave case in KSA

First Shockwave case in KSA

Operation performed in King Fahed Armed Forces Hospital – Jeddah by Dr. Mervat Al-Asnag (IC) & Dr. Khaled Shaibi (IC). Patient J. A. suffered from a thrombosed and heavily calcified proximal to mid right coronary artery, which was initially treated in...

Live Shockwave case in Gulf PCR

On December 10th 2019, Dr. Hossam Abdulaziz Nour, head of the cardiac catheterization department at the Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Specialist Center for Cardiology, performed a live Shockwave intravascular lithotripsy case which was streamed at Gulf...