Original title: Innovative technology benefits patients – Tai’an Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital successfully carried out right heart contrast echocardiography
Source: Luwang
Luwang, February 24, recently, Following the successful convening of the 11th Third Staff Meeting of the 11th Tai’an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the 7th Second Trade Union Member Congress, and the 2021 Annual Work Summary and Commendation Conference, Zhang Kaigang, Secretary of the Party Committee and Dean, made a speech titled “Consolidating the Past and Forging the Future and Strive to Promote the Hospital’s High-quality Leap Forward” Since the work report of “Modern Development”, the cadres and employees of the whole hospital have been greatly encouraged, and immediately set off a climax of learning reports, seeking ideas, and promoting development. The grand blueprint has been drawn, and the new journey is just underfoot. Looking at the whole hospital, all departments compete with each other, compete with thousands of sails, cooperate sincerely, compare, learn, catch up, help, surpass, and new technologies and new projects continue to emerge.
On February 22, 3 cases of right heart contrast echocardiography were successfully carried out by the Department of Ultrasound, the Second Department of Cardiovascular Disease, and the Department of Encephalopathy in Tai’an Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, which is one of the vivid scenes.
Wang Xiaoliang, deputy director of the Department of Encephalopathy, recently treated 3 patients with typical symptoms, 2 patients had unexplained stroke, and 1 patient had recurrent headaches. Treatment of the disease is based on the basics. Director Wang Xiaoliang conducted a comprehensive examination for the patients. Considering the non-cerebrovascular origin, 3 patients were positive for the TCD foaming test, and there was a possibility of cardiogenic disease. Zhang Liguo, deputy director of the Second Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, was immediately invited to consult. , the consultation opinion considers the existence of patent foramen ovale, and needs to perform right heart contrast echocardiography to confirm the diagnosis. The hospital did not carry out this inspection before. Director Zhang Liguo followed the hospital’s mission of “benefiting the people and benefiting the people”, and immediately communicated with Zhao Rong, director of the ultrasound department, to discuss the development of this new technology. Director Zhao Rong strongly supported the development of the new technology. Arrange the attending physician Ju Xianxia to be responsible for the implementation of the new project. With the sincere cooperation of multiple departments, the right heart contrast echocardiography was successfully carried out, and the diagnosis was immediately confirmed for the three patients, which pointed out the direction for the follow-up targeted treatment.
Headache is not a disease, it hurts to death. As everyone knows, some young people have unexplained headaches and even repeated strokes, which are actually caused by the “small hole” in the heart, the patent foramen ovale. Therefore, patients with stroke, transient ischemic attack, asymptomatic cerebral infarction, migraine, especially patients with migraine with aura, and patients with unexplained syncope need to undergo right heart contrast echocardiography to confirm the presence of There is no patent foramen ovale.
Right heart contrast echocardiography is simple, non-invasive, safe, painless, and cost-effective. The contrast agent is injected through the peripheral vein. The diameter of the contrast agent bubble is more than 10 microns, with an average of about 15 microns. It cannot pass through the pulmonary capillary network and does not enter the left heart system. Due to the obvious difference in acoustic impedance between microbubbles and blood, even individual microbubbles (low-velocity micro blood flow) can be clearly displayed. Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of certain structural and blood flow abnormalities, such as patent foramen ovale, atrial septal defect, complete pulmonary venous malformation drainage, persistent left superior vena cava, pulmonary arteriovenous fistula, based on the sequence, route, and timing of imaging , Patent ductus arteriosus, complex cardiovascular malformations, etc. At present, only a few hospitals in Tai’an have carried out this technology. The smooth development of this technology will help improve the comprehensive service capability of Tai’an Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital and benefit the vast number of patients in Tai’an! (Correspondent Zhang Nan)