The 1st Advanced Atherectomy Procedure in Kolkata is Performed at Manipal Hospital, Salt Lake

News Desk, News Nation 360 : Dr Ranjan Kr. Sharma, a Senior Cardiology Consultant at Manipal Hospital in Salt Lake, recently achieved a first: the first advanced atherectomy-assisted procedure for Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) in Kolkata by the hospital group. The patient, a 75-year-old with pre-existing heart stents, came in with difficulty breathing and severe pain in the legs, which indicated that the heart and leg arteries were clogged. While the heart received a normal angioplasty, the legs required a more advanced procedure since the left superficial femoral artery had heavily calcified lesions, up to 90%. Atherectomy, a minimally invasive technique, was utilised to shave off the fatty plaque from the artery, thus allowing blood flow. The result was immediate, as the patient made a rapid recovery and was back to normal in 24 hours. This particular case illustrates the increasing ability of Kolkata to handle multi-vessel disease with high-precision technology. With atherectomy, doctors can now treat severely narrowed or blocked arteries, which were difficult to treat with stenting in the past. The success story reiterates Manipal Hospital’s commitment to providing the best vascular treatment in the area, providing safer and more efficient alternatives for older patients with complex medical histories. Leg arteries are subject to external pressure from everyday activities like sitting and bending, which makes long-term stenting less effective than heart arteries. For the first time at the hospital, physicians employed a cutting-edge atherectomy gadget to overcome this obstacle. The tool uses a rotating, high-speed tip that resembles a drill to delicately remove calcium deposits and hardened cholesterol from inside the artery. Debris is simultaneously removed by an integrated suction system, which stops it from reaching smaller vessels. This greatly lessens the need for permanent stents and gets the artery ready for safer balloon treatment. Explaining the procedure, Dr Ranjan Kr Sharma stated that leg arteries are subject to external pressure from everyday activities like sitting and bending, which makes long-term stenting less effective than heart arteries. For the first time at the hospital, physicians employed a cutting-edge atherectomy gadget to overcome this obstacle. The tool uses a rotating, high-speed tip that resembles a drill to delicately remove calcium deposits and hardened cholesterol from inside the artery. Debris is simultaneously removed by an integrated suction system, which stops it from reaching smaller vessels. This greatly lessens the need for permanent stents and gets the artery ready for safer balloon treatment.