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Assam's GMCH Offers New Hope with Advanced Cardiac Care for Kids
18 Jun
Summary
- Gauhati Medical College introduces advanced catheter-based cardiac interventions for children.
- Procedures offer minimally invasive treatment, reducing hospital stays to one or two days.
- The hospital now offers advanced pacemaker strategies for improved long-term outcomes.
Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) has pioneered advanced catheter-based cardiac interventions, a first for Assam's largest public hospital. This development brings next-generation cardiac technologies to the public healthcare system, treating children with congenital heart diseases.
The cardiology department successfully performed complex structural and rhythm-management procedures on young patients aged 4 to 15. These minimally invasive techniques eliminate the need for traditional open-heart surgery, significantly reducing hospital stays to one or two days. Patients can thus return to their daily lives much faster.
Conditions treated included patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), atrial septal defect (ASD), and ventricular septal defect (VSD). Furthermore, GMCH has introduced conduction system pacing (CSP), an advanced pacemaker strategy aimed at improving long-term patient outcomes by targeting the heart's natural electrical pathways.
With vital government funding and infrastructure support, GMCH has evolved into a premier tertiary cardiac referral center. The hospital emphasizes combining clinical innovation with public accessibility, ensuring that high-end medical technologies are available to all children requiring such specialized care.
