New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- A 7-year-old boy from Iraq suffering from incessant tachycardia--a severe heart rhythm disorder that can lead to heart failure underwent a rare and life-saving cardiac procedure, Electrophysiology Study and Radiofrequency Ablation, successfully performed by doctors at a hospital in New Delhi.

A team of doctors led by Dr Aparna Jaswal, Director, Department of Cardiac Pacing & Electrophysiology, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute (FEHI), alongwith Dr Amitesh Chakraborty, Senior Consultant, Department of Cardiac Pacing & Electrophysiology, executed the procedures successfully.

Born with an abnormal circuit in his heart, when the boy was presented at Fortis Escorts, Okhla, he reported experiencing abnormal heartbeats, rangi...