First In Odisha: Bhubaneswar AIIMS Carries Out Leadless Pacemaker Implantation

Bhubaneswar: The city-based All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) achieved another landmark on Thursday becoming the first hospital in Odisha to implant a micro leadless pacemaker in the heart of a patient.

The leadless pacemaker is a miniaturised heart device with the most advanced pacing technology. This tiny machine is inserted directly into the heart, unlike regular pacemakers implanted just below the skin on the chest.

The surgery was performed by cardiologist and electro-physiologist doctor Debashis Acharya and doctor Debashis Dash.

According to medical sources, leadless pacemaker was implanted into the patient as there was problem in implanting conventional pacemaker due to arrhythmia.

Generally, the implantation of leadless pacemaker costs around Rs 10 lakh to 12 lakh. But the hospital has carried out the implantation with concession to the patient.

“Among all the new AIIMS, we have successfully carried out the implantation of leadless pacemaker for the first time in Odisha. Due to critical condition of the patient, we couldn’t implant the conventional pacemaker,” said Acharya.

“The implantation process was successful and the patient’s condition is stable now,” he said.

The leadless pacemaker is a small device (about 93% smaller than other pacemakers). It does not require external wires or leads to reach the right ventricle.

(Edited by Suryakant Jena)