Cardiology Update

1st Permanent Pacemaker in Konkan Region

Parkar Hospital

The 120-bed multi speciality Parkar Hospital at Ratnagiri in Maharashtra claims to be have installed the first permanent pacemaker in Konkan region. The 78-year-old male patient, Madhukar Vishwanath Katre, was referred from another hospital in Ratnagiri in an unconscious state, with a problem of irregular heart beat associated with renal failure.

Immediately after admission, a small surgery was performed by intensivist Dr Rajdeep Chaudhary under the guidance of Dr AD Parkar, the founder of the hospital. The patient was put on temporary pacemaker and his heart beat was regularised. With comprehensive treatment in ICU, the patient regained his consciousness after three days and his kidney function became normal.

Said Dr Sandeep Kare, Dy Hospital Administrator, Parkar Hospital, "After this miraculous recovery, patient was requiring replacement of this temporary pacemaker with permanent one and was not at all in a state to be shifted to higher setup in nearest metro cities.” Hence, Dr Chandrakant Chauhan & Dr Rajesh Badani, renowned cardiologists from Pune were given a call to perform 'Konkan region's first ever' permanent pacemaker implantation in Parkar Hospital. Dr Parkar and Dr Rajdeep Chaudhari assisted them in this successful surgery. Post-surgery, the patient was moving comfortably in the hospital and was discharged after eight days.

Prior to this case, the hospital used to send the patients to higher centres to nearby metro cities like Kolhapur, Pune and Mumbai. "Henceforth, we are planning to manage such cases in our own set up with the help of above mentioned cariodlogist," said Dr Kare.

EH News Bureau