A robot-assisted angioplasty with precision stent placement has been launched by a private hospital chain in Hyderabad.
“The cost of the procedure is almost the same as regular angioplasty except for the charge of the cassette that takes up the cost by about ₹1 lakh. But the precision and success rate is higher,” said Dr. P.C. Rath of Apollo Hospitals, which has acquired the equipment for the procedure.
The hospital officials said that they have performed 15 such procedures using the equipment successfully.
