Chennai, Oct. 22 -- Apollo Hospitals today achieved another remarkable milestone inadvanced cardiac care with the successful implantation of Tamil Nadu's first Leadless DualChamber AVEIR Pacemaker.
The complex procedure was performed by Dr.Karthigesan A.M, Senior Consultant Cardiologistand Electrophysiologist, and his expert cardiac team.
The recipient was an 80-year-old male patient with hypertension, diabetes, a prior history ofangioplasty, and chronic kidney disease on dialysis.
He came with a slow heart rate and recurrent loss of consciousness caused by age-relatedcomplete heart block.
Given his high risk of infection with conventional pacemakers, the team opted for the innovativeleadless pacemaker system a safer and more advanced a...