NEW DELH: A patient from Tanzania who was suffering from a serious heart disease underwent wireless pacemaker implant at one of the private hospitals in Delhi recently. According to Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, the patient had come to India with a history of stroke, palpitations, weakness and lethargy along with near fainting spells. Upon conducting ECHO and ECG, he was also diagnosed with a problem in the aortic valve. The patient underwent the surgery where initially his valve was changed. However, during the post-surgery, his external lubric order recording indicated a slow heartbeat. Since the valve was at the risk of infection along with existing anatomical problems, leadless pacemaker or wireless pacemaker was used, said doctors at the hospital. “In the beginning of the procedure, the patient showed a complication where the veins of his both legs did not connect to the heart. Hence, it was decided to take a neck approach, where the pulmonary vasculature was parked aimed to avoid any possible heart damage due to the stiff wire. The pacemaker was implanted in the right ventricle in the right lower chamber of the heart,” the hospital said in a statement. Dr Mukesh Goel, senior consultant, cardiothoracic and heart and lung transplant surgery at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, said: “In his case, he was diagnosed with abnormal coronary artery origin. This increased blood flow was causing recurrent palpitations and breathlessness in walking.”
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