Category: Heart Procedures

Too Young to Fall Short of Heart A 24-year old Factory-worker who was also said to be a smoker was admitted to the hospital with a complaint of a severe chest pain. We found a major blockage of his front (left anterior descending) artery. He was promptly treated with angioplasty…

Alcohol for Your Heart's Rescue NHSL Successfully implements Alcohol Ablation for Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) is a rare disorder characterised by the Thickening of Heart Muscles (Septum Hypertrophy). Usually an asymmetric thickening of the interventricular septum. HOCM is a clearly recognisable genetic disease with an Autosomal Dominant…

Rotablation where Calcium met its "Waterloo" Calcium is the arch-nemesis of the interventional cardiologist. The presence of calcium is a significant hindrance to delivering a stent to expand the blocked artery. Especially calcium located at the origin of an artery (also known as the ostium) poses an even bigger problem…

Rotablator in Angioplasty Our Friend in Need! When performing an angioplasty procedure, a guidewire along with a tiny balloon is passed into an artery in the heart that has become narrowed by a build-up of plaque & then inflated to squash the plaque which is often followed by the insertion…

State of the art Coronary Interventions Use of Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) Imaging in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention to Treat Left Main Coronary Artery Disease. Due to its potential prognostic implications and technical complexity, revascularization of left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease requires careful consideration. It is important to follow appropriate lesion preparation…