Can a 97-year-old woman undergo emergency angioplasty after a heart attack?
**Yes. Age alone should not decide whether a patient receives life-saving cardiac treatment.**
I had privilege to recently treat a 97-year-old female patient who presented with an acute heart attack. After careful clinical assessment, she underwent **IVUS-guided Primary PCI (emergency coronary angioplasty)**.
🔬 **What makes this procedure special?**
IVUS (Intravascular Ultrasound) is an advanced imaging technology that allows cardiologists to see inside the heart's arteries.
It helps us:
✅ Assess the blockage more accurately
✅ Select the appropriate stent size
✅ Optimize stent expansion
✅ Improve the precision of coronary angioplasty
❤️ **A heart attack is an emergency — even at 97.**
With timely diagnosis, individualized treatment, and advanced interventional cardiology techniques, selected elderly patients may benefit from emergency angioplasty.
The decision is always based on the patient's overall health, clinical condition, risks, and expected benefit.
Every heartbeat matters. Every age deserves compassionate cardiac care.
**Dr. Rajesh Matta**
Interventional & Structural Heart Cardiologist
Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai
Director – Anahat Advanced & Comprehensive Cardiac Clinic, Vashi
📍 Advanced Heart Attack Treatment | Primary PCI | IVUS-Guided Angioplasty | Navi Mumbai
📞 For cardiac consultation:
Anahat Advanced & Comprehensive Cardiac Clinic, Vashi
#HeartAttackTreatment#IVUSGuidedPCI #EmergencyAngioplasty #HeartSpecialist #CardiologistInNaviMumbai #CardiologistInVashi #SeniorCitizenHeartCare #ApolloHospitalsNaviMumbai
**Yes. Age alone should not decide whether a patient receives life-saving cardiac treatment.**
I had privilege to recently treat a 97-year-old female patient who presented with an acute heart attack. After careful clinical assessment, she underwent **IVUS-guided Primary PCI (emergency coronary angioplasty)**.
🔬 **What makes this procedure special?**
IVUS (Intravascular Ultrasound) is an advanced imaging technology that allows cardiologists to see inside the heart's arteries.
It helps us:
✅ Assess the blockage more accurately
✅ Select the appropriate stent size
✅ Optimize stent expansion
✅ Improve the precision of coronary angioplasty
❤️ **A heart attack is an emergency — even at 97.**
With timely diagnosis, individualized treatment, and advanced interventional cardiology techniques, selected elderly patients may benefit from emergency angioplasty.
The decision is always based on the patient's overall health, clinical condition, risks, and expected benefit.
Every heartbeat matters. Every age deserves compassionate cardiac care.
**Dr. Rajesh Matta**
Interventional & Structural Heart Cardiologist
Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai
Director – Anahat Advanced & Comprehensive Cardiac Clinic, Vashi
📍 Advanced Heart Attack Treatment | Primary PCI | IVUS-Guided Angioplasty | Navi Mumbai
📞 For cardiac consultation:
Anahat Advanced & Comprehensive Cardiac Clinic, Vashi
#HeartAttackTreatment#IVUSGuidedPCI #EmergencyAngioplasty #HeartSpecialist #CardiologistInNaviMumbai #CardiologistInVashi #SeniorCitizenHeartCare #ApolloHospitalsNaviMumbai
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