Minimally invasive catheter-based treatment has evolved as the standard treatment option for complex heart diseases, N. Prathapkumar, senior cardiologist, has said.
He was opening the annual conference of Interventional Cardiology Council of Kerala at Hotel Raviz Kadavu here.
“Advanced cardiac catheter technologies or keyhole access methods have ensured that without opening the chest, coronary artery blocks can be removed, heart valves can be repaired or replaced, punctures in heart closed, congenital heart defects repaired, and even a permanent pacemaker can be inserted,” Dr. Prathapkumar said.
