Cardiologist held for allegedly implanting low-quality pacemakers in around 600 patients
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Following a thorough two-year investigation into complaints made by patients who claimed to have been deceived by a doctor, resulting in the receipt of substandard pacemakers and subsequent health complications, the Etawah police arrested a cardiologist on Tuesday in connection with the case.
According to a News18 report, the doctor was an assistant professor in the cardiology department at Saifai Medical University. The doctor allegedly implanted low-quality pacemakers in around 600 patients at the university between 2017 and 2019 which is also allleged to have resulted in the death of many patients following the complications from the poor quality.
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