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First
to test out Taxol coated stents in
Karnataka
Heart Centre is the only hospital
in South India and second in India
to assess the efficacy of this particular
Drug coated stent. Dr S.S. Ramesh
and his team have implanted more than
20 Taxol-coated stents which was found
to be highly successful. There were
no complications and incidences of
renarrowing. Restenosis was a highly
inconvenient and expensive after-effect
of an angioplasty. The test conducted
at the Heart Centre indicates that
if properly handled, this could come
down to just 5 per cent. Patients
can now be assured of a significantly
more reliable angioplasty and outcome.
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Successfully
performing a High risk "Modified
Bentall Operation" |
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A 46-year-old
man who had an 8 cm aneurysm of the
ascending aorta was suffering from
severe aortic regurgitation. He had
unbearable pain because the aneurysm
had started rubbing against his sternum
and was at a point of near rupture.
He felt breathlessness even with slight
exertion. |
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at the Heart Centre performed surgery
on this patient using 'Modified Bentall
Operation'. This seven-hour operation
entailed replacement of the entire
ascending aorta along with replacement
of the aortic valve with conduit and
re-implantation of the coronary arteries. |
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Clinical
Trials on Drug Eluting Stents
Vivus BMJ Heart Centre is the only
hospital in South India and second
in the country, which is the largest
chosen by Boston Scientific Corporation
of USA to assess the efficacy of the
Taxol coated stent. |
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Treated over 75,000
patients in a short period of six
years. |
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Over
35,000 echocardiograms and 2500 Dobutamine
Stress Echocardiograms have been conducted,
which is the largest number in South
India. |
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With
ISO 9001:2000 to its credit,Vivus
BMJ Heart Centre is in the process
of implementing "six sigma"
to offer the best service possible
to its patients. |
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The
Heart Centre was the first to acquire
and perform Intracoronary Brachytherapy
(Radiation) in India, after the approval
of U.S - F.D.A. in November, 2000.
The Laser Myocardial Revascularisation
equipment is unique and first of its
kind in India, in that it can perform
both Direct Myocardial Revascularisation
(DMR) by surgery and Percutaneous
Transluminal Myocardial Revascularisation
(PTMR) through catheters. |
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With
an aim to take cardiacare closer to
the needy, the Vivus Group acquired
first Mobile Cardiac Cathetarisation
lab in the entire South East Asia. |
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