By Tricitynews
Chandigarh 25th
June:-
Continuing with its legacy of providing the world with best in
class medical education, PGIMER successfully delivered one live transmission of
a complex coronary angioplasty case amongst a group of eminent scholars, who
were attending a reputed interventional cardiology conference held at
Orlando, USA. A large number of international audiences witnessed the
live case, which was transmitted from the catheterization lab, Department of
Cardiology, PGI. This was the 15th annual conference of Complex Cardiovascular Catheter Therapeutics (C3) summit held at
Orlando, USA. The conference is one of the prestigious and
recognized global interventional cardiology meetings in the world and is
attended by about 1500 international experts.
Professor Dr. Rajesh Vijayvergiya with
his team from the cardiology department performed a complex and technically
challenging coronary angioplasty case. It was a case of left main coronary
artery disease, which got blocked following stenting, a procedure performed at
outside hospital 9-months back.
Prof. Vijayvergiya commented that the
cases of left main coronary angioplasty are technically challenging and require
great technical expertise and experience, along with the use of advanced
hardware. The case was extensively discussed & appreciated well
amongst the global experts, who were witnessing the live case. The panelists
specifically mentioned about the learning tips and importance of imaging in
treating such cases to the participants gathered from all across the world.
Prof. Vijayvergiya commented that
PGIMER, Chandigarh is amongst handful centers in India, where such kind of
complex procedures are successfully performed on regular basis with the use of
advanced imaging modalities like intra-vascular ultrasound (IVUS) and optical
coherence tomography (OCT). This clearly establishes the footprints
of PGIMER as one of the most prominent tertiary care institute in India, which
is at par with leading international institutes in the cardiology field.