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With the advancement of medical science, modern equipment and tools have been found. Social media users often pay attention to this, and sometimes inappropriate social media posts spread. This is an examination of the facts that we carried out regarding such a post.
Social media posts
Based on a video, a post circulating on social networks shows that a group of Indian doctors has recently developed a device to dissolve blood clots in the arteries in the event of a heart related disorder on an abnormal condition, without performing complex surgeries.
It is also said that this process costs about 75 dollars (about 22,000 rupees), a very low cost compared to the large-scale surgery.
We decided to do a fact check on this.
Fact Check
In the video, the name of the device is mentioned as MegaVac. Regarding this we were able to find out that this was developed by Richars Fulton, an American doctor, in 2013. He has developed about 60 medical devices and has received the patent certificate. More information here.
He is a radiologist and has worked as the head of the radiology department at St. Mary’s Hospital in the state of Colorado for some time. His LinkedIn account can be accessed here.
The video, which is circulating widely on social media, was uploaded to the Capture Vascular YouTube channel in 2017 regarding the operation of the device. The video can be assessed below.
Here, in the event of a blockage of the arteries that supply blood to the heart, a device is inserted into the relevant blood vessel and it dissolves the blood clot. Here the heart is not opened as us done us bypass surgery or in many other surgeries.
Here is a short video detailing how it works.
Speaking to the media in 2018, Dr. Fulton says that with this device, for the first time in 2016, he successfully removed a blood clot from a patient’s heart. More details here.
This device is also mentioned in the data file for manufacturers of similar devices globally. You can access it here.
We also asked the doctor who developed the device about the current usage, and this article will be updated according to the information he provides.
However, it is not a low-cost operation!
When another group asked the manufacturer about the cost of this last year, he said that the cost of the equipment alone exceeds $1000 per use, and the total cost per patient for this operation will be more than that.
Accordingly, it is clear that social media posts claiming that this surgery can be performed for as low as $75 are false. You can access more information here.
Meanwhile, our Fact Crescendo Indian team, confirmed that this device is not widely used in India.
An explanation from a Malaysian doctor!
Commenting on this video, which is widely shared on social media, Dr. Yee Kok Meng, a Malaysian cardiologist, says that this is not a new discovery, and although these types of methods have been tried to some extent in different countries, they cannot be introduced as successful methods.
Explaining the reasons, the doctor says that this method can sometimes be used to remove new blood clots, such as in an emergency attack.
However, even in such case, due to the passage of such a device, there is a risk of narrowing the injured blood vessels again, and so it is necessary to insert a stent.
Elaborating on this, the cardiologist says that although soft blood clots can be removed by this device, in most cases, the conditions seen by patient are calcified blood clots that have developed over a long period of time, and that they cannot be dissolved through this device.
Below is a video explaining this.
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Conclusion
According to our fact finding, it is confirmed that this is not a new invention made by India doctors, but an invention, made by an American doctor in 2013. Also, this treatment costs more than $1000 and cannot be done with a little cost such as $75. And also, this method is not used in India.
A cardiologist says that although such devices can be used to remove soft blood clots, even in such method it is necessary to apply a stent, and is never a suitable method to remove the thick blood clots seen in most heart patients.
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