City hospital performed two state-of-the-art cardiac procedures

On Oct 28, 2024

Two unique operations became possible with the help of doctors of the Cardiac Sciences Department at Tender Palm Hospital in the city.

Dr Gautam Swaroop

In the case of heart disease, patients and their families get nervous as soon as the name of -surgery comes up. But delay in treatment is always harmful. In such cases, the TAVI procedure is effective. Especially for elderly patients, TAVI is no less than a boon. Similarly, Micra is emerging as a better alternative to Pacemaker. It is the smallest and most effective pacemaker in the world.

Dr Gautam Swaroop
Director and Head, Cardiac Sciences,
MBBS, MD (General Medicine). DM (Cardiology),
FACC, FSCAI,FAPSCI

The doctors of the Cardiac Sciences Department, Tender Palm Hospital, equipped withgiven life to the patients by using unique technology like leadless pacemaker MICRA. "MICRA is a world's smallest pacemaker. Also, the TAVI procedure has given life support to elderly heart patients. In this, patients do not require open heart surgery. The patient has to stay in the hospital for less time, which reduces the burden on his pocket," shared an official from the hospital. Talking about the first case, Dr Gautam Swaroop, Director and Head of the Cardiac Science Department, shares, "The 85 -year-old patient was admitted to a hospital for 15 days. When there was no relief, the family brought him to Tender Palm Hospital. When the patient came, he was continuously breathing fast and his heart pumping was just under 25%. In such a situation, surgery is impossible because the life risk is very high, so TAVI procedure (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation) was the best option for him. Since heart valves were deteriorated to such an extent that heart pumping reduced to less than 25%, in such a situation, even the biggest hospitals gave up on doing heart valve implantation. In this difficult time, the expert cardiac science team of Tender Palm Hospital performed valve implantation for the patient through the modern TAVI procedure, strength-ening his heart."

What Is Tavi Procedure

He says, "Compared to traditional valve implantation, TAVI procedure is a better option for those who are troubled by diseased or damaged heart valves and, due to their old age, their operation is not possible. In TAVI, the old and dam-aged heart valves replaced with new ones with- out open heart surgery."

Enlisting the benefits of TAVI, he shares...

• There is less risk in this procedure, and the patient does not need a ventilator.
• There is no need to make big cuts in it, which causes less pain.
• One does not have to stay admitted to the hospital for a long time, and the working capacity of the heart increases.

Sharing about the second case where a patient's life saved with the world's smallest pacemaker, Dr Gautam Swaroop, shares, "The 58-year-old female patient had been fitted with a pacemaker thrice in different hospitals. It got infected the second and third time the pacemaker was in- stalled. When the patient came to Tender Palm Hospital, there was no condition in which the pacemaker could be fitted again. In such a situation, only Micra was the best option, through which the patient's life could be saved, and she also got rid of the pacemaker."

What Is Micra?

He says, "Micra is a type of leadless pacemaker implanted in the right chamber of the heart through a vein in the legs. Micra is like a small capsule and works as a pacemaker while still in the heart. Its battery life ranges from 10 years to 12 years." Sharing who all can go for Micra, Dr Swaroop suggests...

• Very thin or elderly patients who do not have a chest valve or who are very fragile cannot be fit- ted with a Pacemaker because chest support will not be available. There will be a risk of the pace- maker coming out.
• In patients who have been implanted with a pacemaker twice and the pacemaker gets infect- ed, it is harmful to implant thepacemaker again because it will get infected again and again.
• Patients with diseases like cancer who undergo chemotherapy or radiotherapy, due to which their nerves get blocked,cannot be given a pacemaker.

"Our hospital is designed to meet patients'

primary and specialty needs. The hospital offers comprehensive services, from 24x7 emergency care to specialized services like cardiology, nephrology, cardiothoracic, and vascular sur-gery. The hospital marches unflinchingly to- wards offering affordable health care to all. We have offered the best medical services in Uttar Pradesh for the last four years," shares an offi-cial from the hospital.

He adds, "The hospital provides state-of-the- art cardiology services. Dr Swaroop has been treating heart disease patients nationwide with advanced technology for more than two decades. The use of advanced technology has become necessary for the treatment of rapidly increasing heart diseases in the country because patients benefit most from advanced technology. In our hospital, patients are given life support us-ing unique technology like leadless pacemaker MICRA. Also, procedures like TAVI are a boon for elderly heart patients because they do not re- quire open heart surgery. The patient alsohas to stay in the hospital for less time, which reduces the burden on their pocket."

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