Teenage Girl Receives UK's First Dissolvable Heart Implant

Lillie Yale becomes the first patient in the UK to receive the Memosorb dissolvable implant to treat an atrial septal defect, marking a milestone in minimally invasive cardiac care.

28 Aug, 07:16 — 28 Aug, 07:16

Post Share

Sources

Showing 1 of 1 sources

The IndependentMostly Factual4d ago

Teenage girl has dissolvable heart implant the size of 10p coin fitted in UK first

Lillie Yale received the device, known as Memosorb, to treat an atrial septal defect: a hole in the wall that divides the two upper chambers of the heart

By Storm Newton

Read full article →

Teenage Girl Receives UK's First Dissolvable Heart Implant

Sources

Teenage girl has dissolvable heart implant the size of 10p coin fitted in UK first

Related Stories

Lionel Richie Hospitalized in ICU Following St. Louis Concert

Novartis Pauses Autoimmune Cell Therapy Trials After Patient Deaths

Anna Hazare admitted to Mumbai hospital's ICU with acute dehydration, kidney issue

Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo Surpasses 6,000 Cases