Kalol (Gandhinagar): In a significant development for healthcare services in North Gujarat, PSM Hospital (Premswarup Swami Multispeciality Hospital) has performed Kalol's first interventional cardiology procedure, enabling advanced emergency cardiac care to be delivered within the city for the first time.

The milestone was achieved when the hospital's cardiology team treated a patient who was admitted with an acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) complicated by cardiogenic shock. The patient's left ventricular ejection fraction was reported to be only 20%, indicating severely compromised heart function and a high-risk clinical condition.

Given the emergency, the team performed an urgent coronary angiography followed by primary percutaneous coronary intervention (Primary PCI/angioplasty) in the hospital's catheterisation laboratory. The procedure was completed, after which the patient showed progressive clinical improvement under intensive care and was discharged in stable condition on the third day.

The successful intervention marks an important step in strengthening emergency cardiac services in Kalol, reducing the need for critically ill patients to be referred to Ahmedabad or other cities for time-sensitive procedures such as primary angioplasty, where early treatment plays a crucial role in improving outcomes.

PSM Hospital, located in the Saji area of Kalol and affiliated with Swaminarayan Medical College, is a 772-bed tertiary care teaching hospital. The institution provides multi-specialty healthcare services supported by facilities including intensive care units, a catheterisation laboratory, emergency services, dialysis, endoscopy, modular operation theatres, radiology, pathology, physiotherapy, and round-the-clock ambulance services.