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Baby's Heart Failure Reversed by Berlin Heart Device
23 Aug
Summary
- Infant Macs Green recovered after two cardiac arrests and dilated cardiomyopathy diagnosis.
- A Berlin Heart device was fitted, taking over the function of the baby's heart.
- The family is now awaiting a heart transplant, with an estimated wait of 18 months to over two years.
A baby, Macs Green, who had two cardiac arrests and was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, is now thriving following life-saving operations. His parents had feared he had only days to live.
Macs was fitted with a Berlin Heart device at Newcastle's Freeman Hospital on August 7. This device assists or takes over the function of the heart. Before this surgery, he was on an ECMO machine in Bristol.
His parents, Catrin and Dylan, described him as a "completely different baby" after the operation, smiling and responding to them. They are now waiting for a heart transplant, a process that could take 18 months to over two years, though a donor heart could be found sooner.
The family, from Cardiff, are urging others to consider organ donation. They expressed deep gratitude to the hospital staff and supporters.
