Came back to life after 13 electric shocks

Moshe Marko, a resident of Safed, celebrated his 49th birthday this week, but he felt he was reborn. About a week ago, Marco, a father of three, felt pressure in his chest and a cold sweat. Since in the past he has already experienced 3 heart attacks and 7 catheterizations, he already knows the disturbing symptoms. He immediately went to the hospital, but the doctors there sent him home with painkillers. After the pain worsened, he directly contacted the director of the cardiology department at a medical center in the north, and he referred him for immediate catheterization. Unfortunately, the catheterization was not successful due to the blockage of two central arteries, and the hospital decided to urgently rush him for bypass surgery at the North Furia Medical Center.Tami, Moshe’s wife, says that the doctors made it clear to them that his chances of survival were low: “He underwent 13 electric shocks during resuscitation and his heart barely pumped blood through his body, but even though the attending Mizfat doctor was not optimistic, he did not give up, and in coordination with Prof. Kachel, manager The department of cardiothoracic surgery in the cryovascular system at the North Medical Center urgently evacuated him by ambulance straight to the North Medical Center for bypass surgery in Hall.”

Prof. Erez Kakel recounts the operation that lasted all night: “Moshe came to us late at night sedated and on a ventilator after a long resuscitation that was carried out with dedication at the Ziv Medical Center in Safed and included, among other things, 13 electric shocks and the insertion of a balloon into the aorta, which allowed him to survive until the operation. Upon his arrival, the heart’s function was assessed Moshe’s by about 10% – a function that without emergency surgery is impossible to live with.” According to him, his chances of surviving such an event and such a complex operation were slim. Despite this – when he summoned the operating room team towards midnight, no one lingered. “Everyone came and rallied for the benefit of the attempt to save Moshe’s life. Thanks to the close cooperation with Dr. Mitsfat and the cardiology team at the medical center where he was treated, Moshe was transferred to surgery quickly and thus we were able to save his life.”

“The heart barely moves”

The professor adds that when the chest was opened in the operating room, the heart barely moved. “We were connected to the heart-lung machine within minutes and during CPR. After several hours of difficult and complex surgery, little by little the heart started working again, just like a miracle.” After two days, when the team noticed that the heart was indeed recovering, the balloon was removed and Moshe woke up. “We removed the breathing tube and 6 days later Moshe was already discharged home in excellent general condition with almost normal heart function. I am convinced that in time he will return to full function.”

Didi Marizen’ intensive care paramedic who carried out the transfer from the medical center to the North, says that “Moshe was in a state of arrhythmia of a type from which the chance of survival is very low. The fact that our intensive care vehicle equipped with a cardiac device was exactly in place, along with the twinning and connection with the North Medical Center And Prof. Kachel – who did everything quickly – made this medical miracle possible.”

Today Moshe feels as if he was reborn: “Thanks to Prof. Kachel I am alive. He didn’t give up on me, he fought for me until I got out of it. The team of the heart surgery department is full of humanity, love and compassion and I thank them for saving my life.”