The Department of Interventional Radiology of G.Kuppusamy Naidu Memorial Hospital (GKNM) organized a two-day Indian Society of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (ISVIR) sponsored national workshop on stroke. Held on July 17th and 18th, the ISVIR Stroke Workshop at GKNM aimed to revolutionize stroke care and mechanical thrombectomy training in Coimbatore. It was inaugurated by Dr.Ragupathy Velusamy, the CEO of the hospital.

Dr.Rasmiranjan Padhi, Chief Consultant Neuro Interventional Radiologist at GKNM  shared that this workshop includes medical lectures on stroke interventions & stroke theory along with hands-on sessions, live case sessions etc. It was attended by delegates from across India including participation from premier institutions like Tata Memorial Hospital, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute and CMC Vellore.

Carotid artery stenting was performed on a patient who suffered stroke a few days back. The session facilitated lot of discussion and interaction on the different methods available to treat carotid artery disease, how to prevent stroke, and how to do a safe carotid artery stenting, etc.

We are witnessing a rise in awareness – Dr.Rasmiranjan Padhi

Stroke is one of the commonest causes of death and is very common in India. Earlier, a vast section of patients did not have proper awareness.

But over the last 10 years, awareness has increased among patients. Previously, a lot of time was being wasted, with stroke patients going to smaller centers and going here and there, but now that is not happening. They are coming directly to centers which are capable of thrombectomy and advanced stroke services like GKNM Hospital.
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If you see our service, which we have been providing 24/7 for the last 10 years, and our outcomes, they are among the best in the country, and of course, we can compare them with the best centers across the world. We are providing this service as one of the best in this part of the country.