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Bluetooth enabled pacemaker has been implanted in a 49 year old male recently
at Alchemist Hospital, Panchkula. The procedure was done by Dr Rohit Parti,
Senior Cardiologist.
Patient
Sanjay Kumar, a known case of heart disease, with 2 stents implanted in
his heart in 2009, now presented with two episodes of palpitation followed
by loss of consciousness due to ventricular tachycardia, when the heart beats too
fast or chaotically leaving the heart unable to pump blood effectively. He was
treated twice with DC (electric) shock and referred to Alchemist Hospital,
Panchkula.
He was admitted under the care of Dr. Rohit
Parti, Senior Cardiologist. His medications were optimized. Heart attack was
ruled out. He had reduced cardiac function on Echocardiography, blocked stent
in LAD (surgical artery) with nonviable myocardium (dead heart tissue) in PET
CT. He was implanted next generation implantable cardioverter defibrillation
(ICD).
Dr. Rohit
Parti said “the reason why we decided to go ahead with a Bluetooth enabled
Pacemaker was the fact the mobile app helps to streamline communication and
increase engagement between doctors and their patients. Remote monitoring has
resulted in higher survival rates, reduced visits to the hospital especially in
these times of pandemic and for patients from far off peripheral towns and even
reduces hospital stay”.
Patients
can simply use their smart phone to transfer heart device data through app even
outside the home, replacing the bedside monitor and can even now select
pacemaker data including model name and battery longevity. The use of Bluetooth
low energy is designed to minimize battery drain, increasing its battery
longevity to even 14 years.
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