Fortis Mohali provides advanced technology based treatment
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: The Cardiology Team at Fortis Hospital Mohali has given a new lease of life to several cardiac patients by providing treatment using the latest and most-advanced technology -Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR), which is used to scientifically treat severe artery blockages.
The Cardiology Team headed by Dr RK Jaswal, Head of Department and Director of Cardiology; and Director, Cathlabs, Fortis Hospital Mohali, successfully treated a 66-year-old Jammu-based Patient, Sham Sunder, who had multiple blockages in his arteries and presented with acute chest pain (unstable angina), with FFR last year.
Dr RK Jaswal while addressing media in Jammu on Saturday said, “Fractional Flow Reserve is used to determine if a cardiac patient needs a stent or a bypass surgery, or should be administered only medicines during treatment. The case assumes significance as patients undergoing FFR procedure are monitored and the results are confirmed after one year. Also, FFR helps avoid unnecessary stenting based on conventional angiography.”
Patient Sham Sunder, underwent coronary angiography in Jammu which revealed blockages in all three arteries. He was advised a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) or three-stent insertion by doctors. However, dissatisfied with the line of treatment in Jammu, the Patient approached us at Fortis Hospital Mohali last year, Dr RK Jaswal said.
Upon examination, the Patient exhibited symptoms such as chest pain, fatigue, palpitations, abnormal heart rhythms and shortness of breath. Using the most advanced technology of FFR, Dr Jaswal achieved a medical feat by inserting only one stent in the patient’s artery as against three suggested by the doctors in Jammu. Following good rehabilitation at Fortis Hospital, Mohali, the patient made a fast recovery and was discharged the very next day of the surgery. The Patient has fully recovered and is leading a normal life for more than a year. His latest one-year follow-up and Stress Profusion Scan report have been perfectly fine.
Dr Jaswal, said, “The patient was unwell and had pain in his arms and chest. He approached me at Fortis Mohali where I explained to him how FFR was the most ideal treatment option for his health condition. Only one stent was inserted in his artery as against three advised to the patient by earlier doctors. He is leading a normal life today and is extremely happy as I could avoid additional two stent deployment utilising the latest technology of FFR.”
Dr Jaswal further explained “Medical facilities at Fortis Hospital, Mohali, were on par with the best hospitals across the globe. Boston Scientific, the exclusive manufacturer of Rotational Atherectomy in the world, has designated Fortis Mohali as the Centre of Excellence for Rotablation in the upper North India and has also certified Dr Jaswal as the exclusive Proctor to teach this technique to interventional cardiologists of the region.”
Dr Jaswal said, “Fortis Mohali provides 24×7 advanced techniques such as FFR, Intravascular ultrasound and Optical Coherence Tomography. These techniques have enabled us to perform precise and high-quality stenting procedures, thereby saving many lives by providing the best medical treatment at par with the best hospitals in the world. These techniques help us avoid unnecessary stenting based on conventional angiography alone, which has its own limitations.”
Lauding the treatment received at Fortis Mohali, Patient Sham Sunder, said, “Dr RK Jaswal offered the best line of treatment and deployed only one stent though doctors in Jammu had advised me for three-stent insertion. I thank Dr Jaswal for providing his timely intervention due to which I was able to recover fast.”