Tamil Nadu's first Laser Angioplasty Centre launched by Kauvery Hospital
A 60-year-old woman was successfully treated through Laser Angioplasty The method is to treat blockages in the arteries of the heart without a surgery DR A B Gopalamurugan introduced the first government approved laser angioplasty to India Chennai, 5th February 2021: Kauvery Hospital, one of the leading healthcare chains in Tamil Nadu launched the state's first laser angioplasty centre. Laser angioplasty is a technique where laser light is used to remove blockages in coronary arteries that are traditionally labelled, ‘not treatable’ with angioplasty. Recently a 60-year-old woman was successfully treated through laser angioplasty by the team at Kauvery Hospital. VideoЁЯСЗ "In this procedure, a catheter is inserted into an artery that emits advanced laser light rays which eliminates tough blockages in its path, the ones which could not have been treated with conventional angioplasty," explains DrA B Gopalamurugan, Senior Interventional Cardiologist & Electrophysiologis...