Workshop on advanced cardiac procedure held
More than 30 cardiologists from across India are taking part in the two-day programme on clinical applications of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and fractional flow reserve (FFR), two highly-advanced techniques for heart, at the at Meenakshi Mission Hospital. Dr Takashi Akasaka, who practices at the Interventional Cardiologist, Wakayama Medical University — Wakayama, Japan, trained the participants. OCT is an adVanced cardiac imaging technique that uses a catheter equipped with infrared light to acquire 3D color images of the insides of heart blood vessels. Earlier this year, the hospital introduced an advanced OCT system for cardiac imaging which is fully integrated into its CathLab. Akasaka said OCT is much superior in the diagnosis of coronary heart disease compared to coronary angio graphy which takes images only in 2D, making it difficult to assess the severity of lesion and plaque burden. OCT also ensures much higher success in coronary stenting. Installation of such a system is a boon to cardiac patients. Senior cardiologists at the hospital, Dr R Sivakumar, Dr N Ganesan, Dr S Selvamani, and Dr M Sam-path Kumar spoke.
Source: THE TIMES OF INDIA
Date: 21.11.2019
