Milestone by Cardiology Department
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 24: The prevalence of HF is increasing, although its incidence has been stabilized, mainly because of the population aging. The survival of patients with HF is overall worse than those with cancer. In addition, HF failure is the most common reason for hospitalization in the elderly, while hospitalization for HF is followed by adverse prognosis and represents the main contributor to the huge financial expenditure caused by the syndrome. This was stated by Dr Sushil Sharma, HoD Cardiology GMC & SSH Jammu after performing seven high end procedures in a day.
He said CRT is a clinically proven treatment option for some individuals with heart failure. A CRT device sends small electrical impulses to both lower chambers of the heart to help them beat together in a more synchronized pattern. This may improve the heart’s ability to pump blood and oxygen to your body. There are two types of CRT Devices. Depending on heart failure condition, a Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Pacemaker (CRT-P) or a Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator (CRT-D) may be indicated,” he said.
Today, Dr Sushil Sharma along with Dr. Paramdeep Singh Sandhu, Dr. Nasir ali Choudhary and whole team of cardiac Cath Lab SSH Jammu which comprises of lab technicians and paramedical staff have achieved a milestone by performing seven complex procedures of CRT D and CRT P insertion in a single day.
This is perhaps for the first time in country that such complex procedures have been performed in a Govt institute in a single day under Ayushman Bharat scheme. This will go a long way in providing affordable and quality healthcare to the needy and poor patients and serve as example to others to work on same lines.
All the patients have been doing well post procedure and will be discharged in a couple of days. Dr Sushil Sharma and his team took initiative and performed complex cardiac procedures and in such numbers in a single day. Already the department of cardiology under the supervision of Dr Sushil Sharma have been performing complex coronary procedures under Ayushman Bharat scheme free of cost to patient and with this milestone they have added another feather to the cap.
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