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MIAMI, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- The first device in the United States that automatically detects symptoms that lead to congestive heart failure has been implanted in a Miami man.
Known as the InSync Sentry, the device was implanted Monday into Antonio Comandari at Jackson Memorial Hospital by Dr. Alberto Interian, chief cardiologist.
Comandari, 70, has had three heart attacks, The Miami Herald reported Thursday.
He was then admitted to the hospital Dec. 9 with congestive heart failure. He underwent surgery and had the sentry implanted.
Two days later he was up and walking around without pain.
"I'm happy because I was chosen to get a new life," he said.
The sentry detects fluid that may signal worsening of heart failure symptoms. They can be used to trigger implanted defibrillator systems that can regulate the heart beat and help the heart pump blood, doctors said.
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