Saudi Teenager Receives state-of the-art Pacemaker

Prince Sultan Cardiac Center (PSCC) in Al-Qassim province (central Saudi Arabia) successfully implanted a state-of-the-art pacemaker that stimulates heart connectors.

The Electrocardiogram dept. in the center succeeded on Wednesday, 23rd  August, in surgically implanting a pacemaker for a 14-year-old girl. who was suffering from slow heartbeats that affected her daily life.   

Saudi Health revealed that a specialized team of surgeons planted the pacemaker during an hour-and-a-half surgery, which ended successfully.

Post-surgery, the girl was under observation to follow up on the symptoms which gradually disappeared. She left the hospital with a new life.

This new technology improves old techniques which were dependent on ventricular stimulation and decreases regular biventricular pacemaker surgeries. It’s a cutting-edge technology and is available in limited medical centers.