Who is eligible for the treatment?

Written By: user Dr. KK Aggarwal
Published On: 12 Nov, 2021 8:39 AM | Updated On: 06 Oct, 2024 12:37 AM

Who is eligible for the treatment?

In this video, Dr. K K Aggarwal, President Heart Care Foundation of India and Group Editor in Chief MEDtalks, will talk on the treatment eligibility. He will discuss about a case with chronic total occlusion in one of the coronary artery. All patients who undergo coronary angiography, 33% of the report will show that one of the artery is 100% blocked. Also, a person who is treated with clot dissolving therapy after a heart attack will show total occlusion in one of the artery after 6 months in 30% of the cases.

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Dr. KK Aggarwal

Recipient of Padma Shri, Vishwa Hindi Samman, National Science Communication Award and Dr B C Roy National Award, Dr Aggarwal is a physician, cardiologist, spiritual writer and motivational speaker. He was the Past President of the Indian Medical Association and President of Heart Care Foundation of India. He was also the Editor in Chief of the IJCP Group, Medtalks and eMediNexus

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