India, Feb. 26 -- BM Birla Heart Research Centre has successfully retrieved a leadless pacemaker that had been implanted in a patient for more than seven years, marking what the hospital described as the first documented case in Southeast Asia, involving the extraction of a device of such long duration.

Dr. Anil Mishra, who performed the complex procedure, said the case represents another milestone for the institute's cardiology department.

"At BM Birla, we have consistently introduced new techniques and achieved several firsts in the field of cardiology," Mishra told reporters.

"Leadless pacemakers were designed to minimise many of the complications associated with traditional transvenous systems. However, their long-term management c...