It's a new cardiac contraction modulation device that is expected to have a 20-year lifespan.
The Cleveland Clinic has a new clinical trial to help patients, like Jim Balala, who suffers from heart failure.Every day, Balala counts his blessings because he says he received another chance at life.
“At that point and time, they told me that there was a 35% chance of survival,” said Cathy Balala, Jim’s wife.“It's gotten me to the point where I'm at today,” said Balala. “Made me stronger.”“I don't think that Jim would be here if it wasn't for the Cleveland Clinic,” said Jim Balala. On Wednesday, May 17, Balala received a life-changing procedure as the first participant in an FDA clinical trial for Cleveland Clinic's new cardiac contraction modulation device that is expected to have a 20-year lifespan.
Wilkoff says there will be about 300 patients enrolled in 75 centers around the country where this device will be implanted underneath their skin.
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