APOLLO EXCELCARE HOSPITAL SETS NEW HEART-CARE MILESTONE FOR THE NORTHEAST

Excelcare Hospital, Guwahati, has achieved a major medical milestone by successfully performing the first-ever combined Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) and angioplasty in the Northeast.

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This landmark achievement marks a major leap forward in advanced cardiac care access for patients in the region. The pioneering procedure was led by a distinguished team of cardiologists--Dr. Neil Bardoloi (Director & Head - Cardiology), Dr. Dhanjit Nath, Dr. Amitava Misra, and Dr. Diganta Buragohain--who worked in seamless coordination to complete two complex cardiac interventions in one sitting. A Complex Case, A Pioneering Approach The patient, a 67-year-old man from Shillong, Meghalaya, was diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis--a critical narrowing of the heart's aortic valve--along with a significant blockage in the Left Circumflex (LCX) artery. The case was further complicated by chronic kidney disease (CKD Stage 5), with the patient undergoing r