Japanese doctor to perform rare heart surgeries

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, February 8

A Japanese cardiologist, who is in the city to perform cardiac surgeries, claimed that patients with 100 per cent blockage of the heart artery can resume normal life through non-invasive techniques within a few days. Dr Kenji Kawajiri, a specialized intervention cardiologist from Japan, said in developed countries, open heart surgery was being avoided, especially when there was 100 per cent blockage of arteries.

He said non-invasive procedure like antegrade and retrograde stenting, with which blocked arteries could be opened safely, and a stent could be used, had been developed.

Dr Manan Anand, Intervention Cardiologist of Nayyar Hospital, where Dr Kenji Kawjiri would be performing surgeries, said they were making special efforts to tie up with world-class super-specialists to provide the best medical services to patients.

Dr Kawajiri would be operating upon three critically serious patients suffering from Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO ). “This is a minimal-invasive procedure and the patient can be discharged in three days to resume normal life,” said Dr Manan Anand.