Doctors perform IVL technique to treat 75-year-old patient
Doctors at the Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences successfully treated a 74-year-old patient using advanced Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) and ultrasound imaging. This procedure effectively cleared calcified plaque in the coronary arteries to restore blood flow.
Why it matters
The adoption of minimally invasive cardiac techniques improves recovery outcomes for elderly patients with complex arterial conditions.
Doctors at the Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) treated a 74-year-old patient using advanced imaging guided intravascular ultrasound along with Intravascular Lithotripsy for the first time in the hospital.
The article is a straightforward report on a medical procedure and hospital success.
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