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Kolkata Hospital Implants Pacemaker in Unique Case
3 Mar
Summary
- A 62-year-old woman received a permanent pacemaker despite a rare bicaval valve system.
- This is reportedly the second such case globally and the first in India.
- Doctors successfully navigated a challenging anatomical situation due to the artificial valve.

In a rare medical feat, doctors at a Kolkata hospital have successfully implanted a permanent pacemaker in a 62-year-old woman. The patient presented with a unique anatomical condition involving an artificial bicaval valve system, a situation documented only once previously in global medical literature. This groundbreaking procedure is claimed to be the first of its kind in India and the second worldwide.




