27
Sep
Hyderabad, (Telangana): A team of Cardiologists led by Dr Karunakar Rapolu, Consultant Cardiologist, Apollo Hospitals; performed a complex interventional procedure using Impella, IVL and OCT; on an extremely critical 61-year-old patient. The patient had 90% blockage due to high calcium deposit in the Left Main Vessel, which was jeopardizing the blood supply to already severely weakened heart. A preliminary medical evaluation found him unsuitable for a bypass surgery, due to his past history of coronary artery disease and having undergone an angioplasty three years ago. The Team had to swiftly explore for options to restore blood circulation before his condition…