Sunday, 18 July 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
A 95 year old woman has successfully undergone surgery for implantation of pacemaker in Dehradun. The nonagenarian was operated by a team of doctors at Kailash hospital here. The senior consultant and Head of department of Cardiology of the hospital, Dr Raj Pratap Singh who led a team said she is probably the oldest person in Uttarakhand to have successfully undergone pacemaker implantation surgery.
The surgery involved inserting passive leads into the heart through a blood vessel running under the collarbone. “Given the patient’s age, we prepared in a manner that time on the operation table was as less as possible to reduce any complications or infections during or post-surgery. She was discharged four days after surgery and resumed her day-to-day life soon,’’ he said. Dr Singh is the first doctor in Uttarakhand and adjoining region to perform world’s smallest pacemaker (MICRA) and heart valve replacement without surgery (TAVI).
The director of Kailash Hospital, Pawan Sharma and Medical Superintendent Dr Atish Sinha congratulated the team of doctors on their success.
