'Non-stenting' angioplasty video goes viral
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City cardiologists in Mumbai are facing a barrage of question from anxious patients over a 'non-stenting' angioplasty video, doing rounds on social media. The video which has gone viral is being circulated in WhatsApp, making this tall claim in angioplasty. At the receiving end are the doctors who are getting number of queries from patients, relatives, and friends, sharing the video with them
As reported by DNA India, Dr Haresh Mehta, cardiologist at Hinduja healthcare in Khar, said, "In last 2-3 days, I have received at least 100 queries on this video. It is not at all a new procedure as it claims and we do it regularly in case of acute heart attack where we do thrombosis extractions."
What does the trick in this 1 minute 42 second-long video is that it has been clinically posed as a new technique being introduced. The video has been directly extracted from a website showing it as a new technique in one of the public
As reported by DNA India, Dr Haresh Mehta, cardiologist at Hinduja healthcare in Khar, said, "In last 2-3 days, I have received at least 100 queries on this video. It is not at all a new procedure as it claims and we do it regularly in case of acute heart attack where we do thrombosis extractions."
What does the trick in this 1 minute 42 second-long video is that it has been clinically posed as a new technique being introduced. The video has been directly extracted from a website showing it as a new technique in one of the public
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