Scroller for Important Information

    Follow Us on Social Media

    Emergency

    Successful Key-hole angioplasty performed at Apollo Chennai!

    Posted by Apollo Hospitals | 31 Jul,2014

    A 34 year old patient with an unstable angina who was referred in for a bypass surgery alternatively underwent a simple keyhole angioplasty at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai. The procedure was completed in just 20 minutes.

    “The coronary angiogram taken at her native place revealed a 90 per cent critical narrowing of the left main coronary artery (LMCA), the main arterial trunk supplying the majority of the heart muscle due to high cholesterol levels. After discussing the options in detail, the patient opted for a non-surgical- keyhole angioplasty procedure. The procedure took just 20 minutes, the family and the patient were thrilled at the quick outcome, “said Dr. Y. Vijayachandra Reddy, senior Consultant and Interventional Cardiologist, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai who conducted the procedure.

    Dr.Reddy added, “The use of advanced techniques, new generation drug eluting stents and adjunctive imaging technology of IVUS (intravascular ultrasound) which allows a virtual view of the inside of arteries has helped make these procedures simple.”

     

    Apollo Avatar
    Posted by:Apollo Hospitals
    31 Jul,2014
    Get the best of health related stories delivered to your inbox.

    Health Library Blog

    Related Articles

    View All
    News Banner
    Clinical Excellence

    Pioneering Precision Medicine: New Research Hub...

    Apollo Hospitals has taken a significant leap forward in healthcare innovation with the inauguration of the Centre...

    Date: 23 Jan,2025
    News Banner
    Clinical Excellence

    Apollo Hospitals takes up a 4.5-Hour Stroke Tre...

    Apollo Hospitals Chennai is setting new standards in stroke care by extending its treatment window to 24 hours for ma...

    Date: 29 Oct,2024
    News Banner
    Clinical Excellence

    Apollo Cancer Centers Leads Breast Cancer Aware...

    Apollo Cancer Centers and Apollo Specialty Hospitals, Vanagaram, have taken a significant step in promoting breast ca...

    Date: 26 Oct,2024

    © Copyright 2024. Apollo Hospitals Group. All Rights Reserved.

    Telephone call icon +91 8069991061 Book Health Check-up Book Health Check-up Book Appointment Book Appointment

    Request A Call Back

    X