>>> FOR MOST OF US, THE
REGULARITY OF OUR HEARTBEAT
NEVER CROSSES OUR MINDS, BUT
EVERY MONTH ABOUT 10,000
AMERICANS WITH HEART FAILURE
OR AN ARRHYTHMIA HAVE A
DEVICE IMPLANTED TO DELIVER
A LIFE-SAVING SHOCK IF
NEEDED.
THEY ARE POWERED BY
BATTERIES THAT TYPICALLY
NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY
FEW YEARS.
THAT COMES AT A PRICE THAT
ISN'T ALWAYS COVERED BY
INSURANCE.
EMILY HERMAN AND DR. KEN
STEIN ARE HERE TO TALK TO US
ABOUT THIS.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING US.
>> EMILY, LET'S START WITH
YOU.
THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR
STORY.
HOW WERE YOU DIAGNOSED, AND
HOW HAS THIS IMPACTED YOUR
LIFE?
>> SURE, SO I WAS IN HIGH
SCHOOL WHEN I BEGAN TO
EXPERIENCE SYMPTOMS OF
DIZZINESS AND SHORTNESS OF
BREATH WHEN I W
EXERCISING, AND EVENTUALLY I
WENT TO SEE MY DOCTOR, AND
AFTER DOING SOME TESTS, THEY
DIAGNOSED ME WITH A HEART
CONDITION CALLE
HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY,
WHICH MEANS I'M A HIGH RISK
FOR CARDI A RIS C
RREST.
I RECEIVED MY FIR
DEFEBRILLATOR AT AGE 19.
>> AND YOU HAVE TO BE
MONITORED.
DOCTOR, CAN YOU DIVE DEEPER
INTO THIS TECHNOLOGY AND HOW
IT'S ADVANCED?
>> ABSOLUTELY, TINA.
WE HOLD THE WORLD'S FIRST
EVER IMPLANTABLE
DEFEBRILLATOR, OR ICD.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE SPONSORING
THIS INTERVI TO DA
DA
THE DEVICE IS ELECTRONIC,
IT'S IMPLANTED UNDER THE
SKIN OF THE CHEST.
TYPICALLY THERE IS A WIRE OR
LEAD THAT GOES THROUGH A
BLOOD VESSEL INTO THE HEART
ITSELF, AND IT MONITORS
EVERY SINGLE HEARTBEAT.
IF A PATIENT HAS A CARDI
ARREST, IT CAN APPLY A
SHOCK, LIKE THEY DO ON
TELEVISION WITH THE PADDLES,
SHOCK THEM BACK TO LIFE.
>> EMILY, HOW MANY TIMES
HAVE YOU HAD A REPLACEMENT?
>> I'VE HAD DEVICES NOW FOR
THE PAST 14 YEARS.
MY FIRST TWO DEVICES EACH
LASTED JUST SIX, TWO, AND
FIVE YEARS.
THAT HEIGHTENED MY CONCERN
ABOUT THE COST OF HAVING
THESE REPLACED, HAVING A
HIGH-DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLAN,
AND UNDERGOING SO MANY
SURGERIES.
MY MOST RECENT IS SEVEN
YEARS, IT'S A BOSTON
SCIENTIFIC DEVICE, AND IT'S
EXPECTED TO HAVE ANOTHER
FIVE YEARS OF BATTERY IN IT.
>> DOCTOR, IS THIS WHY
BATTERY LONGEVITY IS SO
IMPORTANT?
>> YES, IT'S IMPORTANT TO
DOCS, IT'S IMPORTANT TO THE
SYSTEM, IT'S MOST IMPORTANT
TO PATIENTS LIKE EMILY.
IT'S NOT LIKE A SIMPLE
ELECTRONIC DEVICE LIKE A TV
REMOTE WHERE WHEN THE
BATTERY RUNS DOWN YOU FLIP
OPEN A PANEL AND REPLACE IT.
THESE DEVICES A HER
HERMETICALLY SEALED, AND
EVERY TIME THE BATTERY HAS
TO BE REPLACED, THERE HAS TO
BE SURGERY, THE RISKS
INVOLVED, DISCOMFORT, AND
COST.
THERE IS SUPERIOR LONGEVITY
IN OUR DEVICES, LASTING
TWICE AS LONG AS SOME OF THE
DEVICES STILL ON THE MARKET.
>> THIS IS GOING TO BE MUSIC
TO THE EARS OF A LOT OF
PATIENTS JUST LIKE EMILY.
THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH FOR
THE INFORMATION, AND, EMILY,
FOR SHARING YOUR PERSONAL
STORY.
>> FOLKS WHO WANT TO LEARN
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