Second Pacemaker Implanted in Lower Abdomen of a Cancer Survivor in Delhi
Doctors at the Fortis Escorts Heart Institute in the capital city have successfully implanted a new pacemaker for a patient who underwent a double mastectomy.
Doctors at the Fortis Escorts Heart Institute in the capital city have successfully implanted a new pacemaker for a patient who underwent a double mastectomy.
‘Phoolwati Gaharwar, a 100-year-old woman recently got a new lease of life after being successfully implanted with pacemaker at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute.’
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According to doctors at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, her condition required an urgent implant of pacemaker for normal functioning of her heart. The doctors decided to implant pacemaker and also indicated to the family members the challenges associated with patients at advanced ages. "The decision to implant the pacemaker was imperative as she was suffering with recurrent unconscious spells. The fact that despite her age she had no co-morbidities to complicate her condition, further helped us," said Aparna Jaswal, Senior Consultant (Electrophysiology) Fortis Escorts.
"We implanted a single chamber pace-maker and she is back on her feet and fine," Jaswal added. "We are very thankful to the doctors for allaying our fears about my grandmother's ability to withstand the surgery and for giving her a new lease of life," Nishant Gaharwar, the patient's grandson, noted.
Pacemaker-Checks are Good to Identify Atrial Fibrillation and Ward Off Stroke
One-third of people with atrial fibrillation do not know they have it so we need to use all of the tools available to recognize it.
One-third of people with atrial fibrillation do not know they have it so we need to use all of the tools available to recognize it.
Biotronik's New Pacemakers Safe for 3T MRI Scans Get Approval in Europe
The pacemakers are safe for use with patients going through 3 Tesla MRI scans, as long as exclusion zones are taken into consideration, Biotronik officials said.
The pacemakers are safe for use with patients going through 3 Tesla MRI scans, as long as exclusion zones are taken into consideration, Biotronik officials said.
Medtronic Advisa Conditional Pacemaker With 35 Years Longer Battery Life
The Advisa single chamber pacemaker is the latest addition to a growing number of Medtronic devices that are designed for MRI access.
The Advisa single chamber pacemaker is the latest addition to a growing number of Medtronic devices that are designed for MRI access.
