Rare medical procedure done at city hospital

Doctors at Aster Medcity here have treated a 53-year-old patient from Malappuram suffering from irregular heartbeat using a minimally invasive procedure called balloon cryoablation.The woman was in an

Doctors at Aster Medcity here have treated a 53-year-old patient from Malappuram suffering from irregular heartbeat using a minimally invasive procedure called balloon cryoablation.

The woman was in an extremely critical condition with water in her chest due to an abnormal heartbeat. She was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation and was previously on medical treatment. The procedure was performed based on the patient’s safety, critical condition and risk of developing complications, said a release issued by the hospital.

Cryoablation is an innovative way to restore a normal heartbeat after interrupting abnormal electrical pathways that lead to stroke and other heart failures, it said.