JAMMU, Aug. 4 -- In another major step forward for cardiac care in Jammu and Kashmir, the Department of Cardiology at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Vijaypur, Jammu, has successfully performed its first Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator (CRT-D) implantation.
The procedure was conducted by Dr. Zubair Farooq and Dr. Mayank Saini, Assistant Professors in the Department of Cardiology, with essential technical and patient-care support from the Cath Lab's nursing and technical staff.
CRT-D is a specialized therapy designed for patients living with advanced heart failure who continue to experience severe symptoms despite being on optimal medication. The small device helps the heart pump more efficiently by syn...