ANGIOPLASTY LIVE WORKSHOP AT VIKRAM HOSPITAL 

Conventionally, angiogram and angioplasty procedures are done through the groin using the femoral artery. After this, the patient has to lie down in bed for 6 to 14 hours, which is uncomfortable for most of the patients.

Radial artery approach, where the angiogram / angioplasty is done through the right or left wrist is becoming increasingly popular throughout the world. This is particularly useful for elderly patients with disease in the abdominal aorta or leg arteries and for those with chronic back problems, who find the eight hours immobilisation extremely inconvenient.

The trans radial approach is gaining rapid acceptance due to the lower incidence of complications, earlier mobilisation and shorter hospital stay as patients can be discharged within four hours of the angiogram.

During the live workshop, the angiogram and angioplasty procedures will be performed by Dr. Rajpal K. Abhaichand, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, G. Kuppusami Naidu Memorial Hospital, Coimbatore, along with the team of Cardiologists from Vikram Hospital — Dr. Arun Srinivas, Dr. C.B. Keshavamurthy and Dr. H.P. Guruprasad — according to a release from the Hospital.