Novel technique used to remove artery blockages in Jodhpur heart patient

Doctors at a government hospital here said they have removed blockages in the arteries of an 80-year-old heart patient by using a novel technique introduced in India recently. This is the first time the technique, called Intravascular Shock Wave Lithotripsy, has been used to carry out the procedure in any government hospital in Northern India, the doctors said.

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