According to the most recent report from the American Heart Association, nearly half of Americans over the age of 20 have high blood pressure which adds up to more than 122 million people.
By Julia Bertino
Feb 12, 2021
(Omaha, NE) Nebraska Medicine is the first hospital in the nation to implant a new type of cardiac stent.
On Thursday, Dr. Yiannis Chatzizisis, chief interventional cardiology, Dr. Gregory Pavlides and Dr. Edward O’Leary implanted the Synergy Megatron stent for the first time ever in the United States. The Megatron stent is designed to fit larger vessels and allow more flexibility. Nebraska Med says in separate successful procedures, two women in their early 60 s became the first patients in the nation to receive Megatron, a stent created by Boston Scientific.
“The Megatron coronary stent is a paradigm shift in interventional cardiology as it introduces for the first time the concept of using stents specifically designed for specific parts of heart arteries. This is truly a 21st century precision medicine approach,” says Dr. Chatzizisis. “Megatron’s unique design makes the stent stronger and more expandable, and thereby ideal for lar