SKIMS Conducts Workshop On Renal Denervation Therapy

SRINAGAR, NOV 13 – The Department of Cardiology, SKIMS organized a one day workshop on “Renal Denervation Therapy” in the Cardiac Cath Lab. This procedure is the first of its kind in the UT of J&K and only around 40 such procedures have been done in the entire country so far. The workshop was conducted under the proctorship of Dr. Praveen Chandra, who is an expert in the field of Interventional Cardiology with international acclaim; along with the SKIMS team including Prof. Hilal A. Rather (HOD Cardiology), Dr. Amir Rashid (Ass. Prof Cardiology), Dr Imran Hafeez (Add. Prof Cardiology), Dr Qayoom Yousuf (FNB Int. Cardiology), Dr Beenish (Anesthesiologist), Mr Syed Bilal (Senior Technologist) and Mr Maajid (Nursing). Procedures were done successfully and the patients were discharged home with no complications.
HOD, Cardiology Prof. Hilal A. Rather while giving details said that Renal Denervation therapy consists of ablating various nerve connections which are located around the renal artery that are responsible for maintaining hypertension via various pathways. It is the last resort in the treatment armamentarium of patients with resistant hypertension despite being on multiple anti-hypertensive medications. With its great safety profile and good efficiency it helps in controlling hypertension and brings down hypertension related morbidity and mortality.
Director SKIMS Prof. M. Ashraf Ganie complimented the Department for conducting the workshop and performing this rare procedure in SKIMS, which will serve the resistant hypertensive patients in the valley who had to otherwise visit corporate hospitals outside the UT to get similar treatment.