Tuesday, 23 Feb 2021 11:05 AM MYT
BY MILAD HASSANDARVISH
IJN senior consultant cardiologist Datuk Dr Amin Ariff Nuruddin and the hospital medical staff perform the first intravascular lithotripsy treatment to treat clogged arteries. ― Picture courtesy of IJN
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 ― The National Heart Institute (IJN) has revealed a new breakthrough method to treat heart patients with severe atherosclerosis.
The procedure, called intravascular lithotripsy (IVL), makes use of sonic waves to break down hard calcified plaque accumulated in the arteries.
IJN said in a statement that the procedure was performed by its doctors yesterday, marking it the first IVL treatment in the country.