Apollo Hospitals in Hyderabad has conducted a complex Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) intervention, an alternative to open heart surgery to clear 100% blockage of coronary artery on three patients. The intervention was done in collaboration with surgeons from Kusatsu Heart Centre, Japan.
CTO is a 100% blockage of a coronary artery existing for several months or years. Traditionally, open heart surgery has been the preferred treatment for bypassing such blocks. Plaque (cholesterol/calcium deposit) can build up within heart arteries and obstruct the free flow of blood. Historically, cardiologists have been able to open up arteries that have severe blockages, even up to 90 to 95 per cent through non-surgical procedures like angioplasty.
This new technique, CTO Percutaneous Intervention, is a new option for such blocks. CTO interventions can aid cardiologists to open about 80% of the CTOs without open heart surgery. CTO interventions will be expensive by Rs 60,000-75,000 as compared to convention heart procedures.
| Company Name | CMP |
|---|---|
| Apollo Hospital Ent. | 8094.85 |
| Max Healthcare Inst | 1012.35 |
| Narayana Hrudayalay | 1819.75 |
| Aster DM Healthcare | 742.40 |
| Global Health | 1200.60 |
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