Archive · 25 Jul 2026
Navi Mumbai Hospital Implants Leadless Pacemaker in High-Risk Patient
A 64-year-old man had a serious heart problem called Complete Heart Block after a heart attack and a procedure to fix blocked arteries.
Doctors needed to put in a pacemaker, but regular pacemakers can cause bleeding if he kept taking his blood-thinning medicine.
So, they used a special kind of pacemaker that doesn't need wires or a big cut.
They put two tiny pacemakers inside his heart through a small hole in his leg.
This way, he could keep taking his medicine, avoid bleeding, and get better quickly without a big scar.
A 64-year-old man developed Complete Heart Block after emergency angioplasty.
Doctors at Apollo Hospitals Navi Mumbai implanted a leadless dual-chamber pacemaker.
The leadless pacemaker avoids bleeding risks by not requiring a chest incision or leads.
The procedure allowed the patient to continue life-saving blood-thinning medication.
The patient recovered quickly and was discharged without any chest scars.
- Who
- 64-year-old man, Mr. Bhanu Shankar Pandey
- What
- Leadless dual-chamber pacemaker implantation
- When
- Days after emergency angioplasty
- Where
- Apollo Hospitals Navi Mumbai
- Why
- To treat Complete Heart Block while continuing blood-thinning medication
Conventional Pacemaker
Leadless Pacemaker
Procedure Complexity
Conventional Pacemaker
Requires a surgical pocket and leads, increasing bleeding risks
Leadless Pacemaker
Implanted directly into the heart through a small puncture, avoiding chest incision and leads
Medication Continuation
Conventional Pacemaker
Requires stopping blood-thinning medications, risking stent thrombosis
Leadless Pacemaker
Allows continuation of blood-thinning medications, reducing stent thrombosis risk
Recovery and Comfort
Conventional Pacemaker
Longer recovery time and visible chest scars
Leadless Pacemaker
Quicker recovery, no chest scars, and improved patient comfort
- Patient Age
- 64 years
- Condition
- Complete Heart Block
- Procedure
- Leadless Dual-Chamber Pacemaker Implantation
- Hospital
- Apollo Hospitals Navi Mumbai
- Doctor
- Dr. Sanjeevkumar Kalkekar
- Procedure Duration
- Under an hour
- Recovery Time
- Patient walked the next day