Bioresorbable stents are the future: cardiologist

MaduraiCardiologists at the Apollo Hospitals, Madurai, say they have successfully implanted a dissolvable stent in a 42-year-old patient who reported with high blood pressure, chest discomfort and sho

Madurai

Cardiologists at the Apollo Hospitals, Madurai, say they have successfully implanted a dissolvable stent in a 42-year-old patient who reported with high blood pressure, chest discomfort and shortness of breath. Upon examination he was diagnosed with a single blockage and blood clot in his left anterior descending artery.

With consent from the patient’s family, senior Interventional Cardiologist, Vivek Bose, went ahead with the non-surgical procedure to use the Bioresorbable Stent (BRS) as opposed to the conventional metal stents. The procedure took 40 minutes and the patient was discharged within two days.