PESHAWAR:The spokesperson of the Pakistan Institute of Cardiology said that for the first time in Pakistan, a new device technology has been introduced to protect heart disease patients from stroke.
A team of cardiologists from Peshawar Institute and cardiologists from the UK implanted a device in the heart of a 71-year-old woman with heart disease in the PIC.
Professor David Hildick-Smith, a British doctor said that “it was surprising to me to do such a case and to see such a setup in a government hospital in Pakistan”.
This is a new day for Pakistan, many lives can be saved with this technology, he added.
Patients with irregular heartbeats are at risk of developing blood clots in the heart, Dr. Waleed Cardiologist Operation Team said.
Dr. Waleed said that heart disease patients are given blood thinners, which increases the risk of bleeding in various sensitive parts of the body.
The LA appendage closure device is a hope for such patients, Dr. Waleed added.
The successful case of the device is the result of tireless work and efforts of our doctors and management, Medical Director and Chief Executive Professor Dr. Shahkar Ahmad Shah said.
All kind of international technology and method of treatment is the commitment of the PIC administration, Professor Shahkar Ahmad Shah.
PIC will be made according to international standards so that the patients of the province and the whole of Pakistan do not have to go outside, Professor Shahkar Ahmed Shah said.