Madurai hospital comes up with an angioplasty solution

Doctors of Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre, Madurai, has recently treated a 50-year-old man using a 45 Mhz ultrasound catheter for producing high-definition images of plaques blocking b

Doctors of Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre, Madurai, has recently treated a 50-year-old man using a 45 Mhz ultrasound catheter for producing high-definition images of plaques blocking blood flow in arteries to ensure better outcome of an angioplasty. A press release from the hospital said that the procedure was done using High-Definition Intravascular Ultrasound Catheter and Instant Flow Reserve to assess the abnormal narrowing of the blood vessel, and its effect on limiting the blood supply. The patient had undergone an angioplasty a month back. But it was found that his left anterior descending artery had two blocks. He needed another angioplasty to restore blood flow to his heart. However, the ability of his heart to withstand even this minimally invasive procedure was uncertain.