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Mariam Noor, a Muslim PhD student, has developed a medical equipment that prevents leaking heart valves, potentially avoiding necessity for heart surgery.
The Danish-Somali from Aarhus University in Denmark spent three years designing and creating a ring that could help patients with aortic insufficiency or leaking heart valves.
Cardiologists have praised Mariam’s invention as revolutionary, and it has the potential to revolutionize surgery.
A leaking heart valve can be of various degrees of seriousness. The condition is usually treated by doctors by repairing or replacing the valve with an artificial one.
However, there are risks involved, which is why Aarhus University engineers have been working on a possible alternative for several years.
“A prosthetic heart valve is an effective form of treatment, but it’s also a relatively complicated surgical procedure that brings with it a number of risks and complications in the long term. Now we have found a solution that can make it easier to treat patients,” said Mariam.
“Instead of replacing the defective valve, my treatment concept is to enclose it in the main artery so it prevents blood from returning to the heart. I’ve developed a new type of ring that tightens around the aortic root to prevent this,” she adds.
The invention, according to the engineering student, will need to be tested for a few more years before being used to help patients.
