A 60-year-old patient became the first case where an interventional-Cardiologist conducted a rare angioplasty of gangrene in his leg with blocked arteries at a private hospital.
100% blocked artery responsible for gangrene, requiring immediate amputation, was opened and cured by angioplasty, said Dr Ravindra Singh Rao, an expert in interventional cardiology who conducted the rare operation. The blood flow in the patient was restored and his leg was saved from amputation, he said. From other limb the cathered entered into the aorta and then passed through the blocked artery of the diseased limb, Dr Rao added. "This is the first successful case where angioplasty through other limb was used for impending gangrene in a patient who had bypass surgery of the leg arteries in the past," said the doctor. It cost him about Rs.1.5 lakh.Diabetes and smoking are the two main reasons for such problems, he said, adding everyone needs to encourage healthy lifestyle and avoid smoking.
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