NICVD Starts First Paediatric Cardiac Electrophysiology Program In Pakistan

National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) has achieved another milestone by starting the first "Paediatric Cardiac Electrophysiology Program" in the country

KARACHI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 3rd Sep, 2021 ) :National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) has achieved another milestone by starting the first "Paediatric Cardiac Electrophysiology Program" in the country.

Dr. Mohammad Mohsin who trained in Pediatric cardiology and followed it with two years of training at University of Alberta in Canada was recruited by NICVD to start the first Pediatric Cardiac Electrophysiology program in Pakistan, said the statement released here on Friday.

An eight year old child resident of Sukkur with repeated attacks of fast heart rates of up to 200 beats per minute, was permanently cured using catheters at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Karachi free of cost.

This is the first time that EP Study and Ablation Procedure has been performed on such a young child in Pakistan.

Assistant Professor Paediatric Cardiac Electrophysiology, Dr. Muhammad Mohsin said that the procedure was performed successfully without any complications. Heart problems in which the heart goes too fast or too slow are not uncommon in children.

Highly specialized doctors can cure these children by means of a complex procedure called Electrophysiology study and ablation.

As there were no pediatric Electrophysiologists in Pakistan these children could not be adequately treated until now, he added.

He said that these complex procedures require dedicated teamwork between referring cardiologists, pediatric cardiologists, technologists, anesthetists and Electrophysiology physicians, all of which are available under one roof at NICVD.

Head of Cardiac Electrophysiology at NICVD, Dr. Azam Shafquat said that NICVD was one of the pioneers of catheter based treatment of heart rhythm problems in the country but could only treat adult patients.

However, with this new service children suffering from these conditions for years could now be cured as well, he told.

Congratulating team NICVD, Executive Director NICVD Professor Nadeem Qamar said that NICVD had achieved another milestone by starting the first "Paediatric Cardiac Electrophysiology Program" in the country.

"NICVD has become one of the best tertiary cardiac care hospitals in the world that is a great achievement of the institute", remarked the Executive Director NICVD Professor Nadeem Qamar.