Fortis Mohali leads in advanced angioplasty for high-risk elderly cardiac patients

A 93-year-old man with complex heart disease and weakness was successfully treated with an advanced form of angioplasty for a major heart artery blockage at Fortis Hospital Mohali. In another case, a 70-year-old man with diabetes, heart failure, kidney problems, and blockages in three heart arteries also underwent a complex and risky angioplasty.

Both patients were not fit for surgery, but with the help of advanced technology and expert medical care, they recovered well and are now doing fine.

In a press release, Dr Sudhanshu Budakoty, senior consultant, Department of Cardiology, Fortis Hospital Mohali, said, “A 93-year-old patient was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease. He had undergone coronary angiography in 2022 and was advised for CABG but due to his advanced age and frailty and possible high-risk surgery he did not go for it and was kept on medical management. The patient had an angioplasty (PCI) done in one major artery. The patient was stable post procedure and was discharged the next day with no chest pain. He was followed up in OPD with no residual symptoms.”