Bhubaneswar: The city-based All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) achieved one other landmark on Thursday changing into the primary hospital in Odisha to implant a micro leadless pacemaker within the coronary heart of a affected person.
The leadless pacemaker is a miniaturised coronary heart system with probably the most superior pacing expertise. This tiny machine is inserted immediately into the center, not like common pacemakers implanted slightly below the pores and skin on the chest.
The surgical procedure was carried out by heart specialist and electro-physiologist physician Debashis Acharya and physician Debashis Dash.
According to medical sources, leadless pacemaker was implanted into the affected person as there was drawback in implanting standard pacemaker attributable to arrhythmia.
Generally, the implantation of leadless pacemaker prices round Rs 10 lakh to 12 lakh. But the hospital has carried out the implantation with concession to the affected person.
“Among all the new AIIMS, we have successfully carried out the implantation of leadless pacemaker for the first time in Odisha. Due to critical condition of the patient, we couldn’t implant the conventional pacemaker,” stated Acharya.
“The implantation process was successful and the patient’s condition is stable now,” he stated.
The leadless pacemaker is a small system (about 93% smaller than different pacemakers). It doesn’t require exterior wires or results in attain the appropriate ventricle.
(Edited by Suryakant Jena)
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