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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
GREATER DETROIT CHAPTER OF HADASSAH
19111 W. 10 Mile Rd., Southfield 48075 • 357-2920
Friday, May 21, 1982 21
Annette Meskin, President
HADASSAH DOCTORS GIVE
TWO-MONTH-OLD BABY A PACEMAKER
Jerusalem . . . A team of cardiologists at the
Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center recently im-
planted a two-month-old baby with a tiny pacemaker which
doctors say should last the infant until he is about ten years
old when the pacemaker will have to be changed for a new
one. Dr. Arye Simcha, pediatric cardiologist at Hadassah,
reports that the patient will be able to function normally in
every way.
The baby, born to parents of North African origin,
appeared to be normal at birth. However, a few days after
he went home he began to have fainting attacks, losing
consciousness from 20 to 30 seconds.
The parents brought the baby to Hadassah where his
electrocardiogram, which was monitored continuously
with a special tape recorder, revealed that his heart
slowed down or stopped completely. The team of car-
diologists then implanted a special pacemaker, weighing
only 40 grams, to regulate the heart beat.
The pacemaker, made in the U.S., was implanted into
the wall of the stomach because of insufficient space in the
chest cavity, and the electrodes were attached to the baby's
heart.
Dr. Simcha says that about 80 babies or small children
undergo open-heart surgery each year at Hadassah. Two-
thirds of these children are Arabs, mostly from the West
Bank, who generally suffer from congenital heart condi-
tions. In the last decade, he says, the incidence of rheumatic
hearts has dropped considerably, due probably to better
living conditions and better medical care.
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Jerusalem ... The Cardiology Department of the
Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center in
Jerusalem has recently introduced into Israel a new tech-
nique known as angioplasty. This involves guiding a tiny
balloon, a few millimeters in diameter, inside the coronary
artery to the site where there is a localized narrowing in the
artery, and then blowing up the balloon. This widens the
artery and allows the blood to flow through.
Dr. Mervyn Gotsman, head of the department of Car-
diology, says that "Angioplasty could lead to a revolution in
the treatment of heart disease without the need for open-
heart surgery.
"It is a direct method of attacking a blockage or nar-
rowing in the coronary artery and, provided the narrowing
is reasonably accessible and not too hardened, the inci-
dence of complication is very low. Our success rate is high."
He continued: "The technique should also help a large
number of people suffering from mild stable. angina pec-
toris — which is pain caused by a spasm of the coronary
artery — who are now being treated by drugs, even suc-
cessfully, and potential candidates for what is a very good
palliative procedure." Dr. Gotsman explained that Hadas-
sah has the catheterization theater and skilled teams of
doctors and nurses that are required for this treatment.
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TENNIS DIVISIONS
SINGLES
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Up to 3.0 .
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Hadassah's Third Annual Women's Open Tennis Tournament will be held at the
Franklin Racquet Club in Southfield, June 2, 3 and 4. Proceeds from the event will
benefit cardiovascular research at the Hadassah Medical Complex in Jerusalem.
Barbara Gutman, Tournament Chairperson announced that this is a fun tourna-
ment for players of all abilities and is open to all area women. Anyone with questions
may call Barbara at 851-4009.
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All contributions are tax deductible. Checks should be made payable to HADASSAH and maile•
to
Barbara Gutman
28907 Rockledge Drive
Farmington Hills, Michigan 48018
ENTRY MUST BE POSTMARKED BY SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1982
Profits from this tournament will be used to support HADASSAH CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCI