No-scalpel, implanted pacemaker child 1 year

It was through of their veins. The procedure lasted 40 minutes and 48 hours gave him the high. An achievement of Spanish surgeons

A child of a year and a half and 9.5 kg of weight that was born with a congenital heart disease has received a pacemaker that was installed through the veins and thus managed to avoid surgery.

The procedure, which is relatively common in adults, it is the first time you get in Spain a child of age so low and opens an innovative field for the science in this type of intervention, publishes the daily 20 minutes.

The Cardiovascular service of the Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, pointed out that they had to use the electrode fine more available, to avoid eventual breakage of a vein, since by the weight of the child, only 9, 5 kg, the veins are thin and delicate than an adult.

The procedure was completed in only 40 minutes and 48 hours the child returned to his home, where he will continue with his normal life.

The Virgin Hospital de las Nieves of Granada is one of the most advanced in pediatric cardiology, and among his accomplishments, has managed to implant a pacemaker to a baby of only 24 hours of life.