NEW METHOD TO TREAT HEART BLOCKAGE

New method to treat heart blockage

Times News Network
Thursday, September 4, 2003

Indraprasth - Despite the use of angioplasty to clear
blockage of arteries for a quarter of a century, the
technique has not been able to solve the problem of its
recurrence.

Restenosis or re-blockage continues to be a problem. The
patient often has no choice but to go in for an open-
heart surgery. In a recent issue of the British Medical
Journal, Dr B. Bhargava of AIIMS along with three co-
authors from other countries, has focused on a new method
called drug-coated stents.

Use of stents or scaffolds inside the artery has
remarkably reduced the possibility of recurring blockage
to zero to five per cent. "It makes treatement of heart
diseases much simpler and less invasive," Dr Bhargava
said.

The new mode of treatment, the paper argues, will
drastically reduce the need to go through major
surgeries. In the near future heart surgeries will be a
rare event with the popularity of the drug-coated stents.

The problem, however is the technique is highly
expensive. One drug-coated stent will cost Rs. 90,000 and
even more.

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