In a first, successful IVL angioplasty conducted on 63-year-old patient in Kerala

Written by Medical Dialogues Bureau Published On 2021-09-22T09:15:00+05:30 | Updated On 22 Sept 2021 9:15 AM IST

In a first, successful IVL angioplasty conducted on 63-year-old patient in Kerala

The very complicated surgery was conducted at the Thiruvananthapuram Government Medical College Hospital by a team of cardiologists led by cardiology department head Dr Sunitha Viswas.

Thiruvananthapuram: For the first time in a Government Medical College Hospital in Kerala, an Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) angioplasty was successfully conducted on a 63-year-old heart patient here on Tuesday.

The very complicated surgery was conducted at the Thiruvananthapuram Government Medical College Hospital by a team of cardiologists led by cardiology department head Dr Sunitha Viswas.

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The latest 'Shockwave Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy' technology applying sonic pressure waves has been used to break up calcification that is restricting the blood flow in the vessels of the heart.

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Source : UNI

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