Angioplasty now safe for older patients: Expert
Tribune News Service
panchkula, February 29
“Angioplasty, with advancements in treatment of heart diseases, has become the safest option for treating ailments in patients of the age group of 80 to 90 years,” said Dr HK Bali, chairman of Cardiac Sciences, Paras Superspeciality Hospital, Panchkula.
According to a press release, he said, in the last 10 years, he had performed angioplasty on over 250 patients, who were in the age group of 80-95 years and the oldest patient on whom he had performed angioplasty was a 102-year-old woman.
Dr Kapil Chhatri, senior consultant, said, “In India, out of an estimated population of more than 130 billion dispersed across various geographical regions, about 45 million people suffer from coronary artery disease.”
Dr Gagandeep Singh, consultant, said, “Heart ailments have replaced communicable diseases as the biggest killer in the country.”
