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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 475

cardiology

18-year-old Shahad from Gaza is the first child to be implanted with a new kind of heart pacemaker in Israel. It was also the first time the implantation was done through a catheter in the neck rather than the groin. The procedure was done at Wolfson Medical Center, September 2023. (Courtesy of Save a Child's Heart)
September 26, 2023, 5:51 am
In Israeli first, Gazan girl receives new kind of pacemaker in innovative procedure
Teams of doctors from Save A Child’s Heart at Wolfson Medical Center implant cardiac device, identical to the one given to Netanyahu, through 18-year-old patient’s neck
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks from Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, where he is hospitalized, and says he feels 'very good,' July 15. 2023. (Screenshot: Channel 12)
July 17, 2023, 1:49 am
Questions swirl about PM’s health after discharge from hospital with heart monitor
Cardiologist offers explanation for why Netanyahu’s physicians would want to check his heart activity long-term if tests came back ‘completely normal’
By Renee Ghert-Zand
An undated photo of Sheba Medical Center physician using AISAP’s point-of-care ultrasound AI technology to perform bedside echocardiogram. (Adi Lamm/ Sheba Medical Center)
July 15, 2023, 5:01 am
Israeli startup uses AI to help doctors image and diagnose cardiac issues in minutes
With only a handheld scanner and tablet, non-cardiologists at Sheba can use AISAP platform to get a report interpreting 8 critical heart functions seen from just 2 imaging angles
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative: Doctors carry out heart bypass surgery after heart failure (KentWeakley via iStock by Getty Images)
December 14, 2022, 4:55 pm
Israeli AI predicts heart failure in muscle inflammation patients with 80% accuracy
Myositis elevates chances of heart failure, so Rambam Hospital team built a special algorithm that analyzes ECG tests and gives early warning
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative image: a medic monitors a patient and checked his heart rate (Zinkevych via iStock by Getty Images)
November 22, 2022, 9:42 am
Israeli app sounds alarm before heart failure — just by analyzing your voice
In congestive heart failure study with recovered patients who used HearO, its technology predicts some 82% of relapses, catching them on average 18 days before they occur
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative: A doctor holds a swab and a test tube (Malkovstock; iStock by Getty Images)
August 28, 2020, 10:38 pm
Israeli researchers: Spit test could allow 10-minute detection of heart attacks
Study examines alternative to current blood-testing methods, with doctors saying results in minutes, instead of an hour, can be life-saving when time is critical
By ToI Staff
Prof. Chaim Lotan, left, Howard Milstein, and President of Hadassah, the Women's Organization Ellen Hershkin at the dedication of the Irma and Paul Milstein Heart Center at Hadassah Ein Kerem, Friday, October 12, 2018. (Courtesy)
October 15, 2018, 7:54 pm
Heartfelt donation brings a cutting-edge cardiac center to Jerusalem
With some of the most advanced medical technology, the Irma and Paul Milstein Heart Center is dedicated at Hadassah Ein Kerem
By ToI Staff
Itamar Medical's WatchPAT in action (Courtesy)
March 14, 2016, 7:12 pm
How sleep apnea causes heart attacks – and how Israeli tech helps
Cardiologists are adopting Itamar Medical’s system to diagnose and treat a common but potentially deadly disorder
By David Shamah
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