In a significant medical breakthrough, doctors of a leading private hospital here implanted a dual-chamber leadless pacemaker using a minimally invasive technique in an 83-year-old man suffering from chronic kidney disease, hypertension and gout, according to the hospital.

A statement from the Max Super Specialty Hospital, Saket, said the procedure marks a historic moment as doctors implanted the "first dual-chamber leadless AVEIR DR pacemaker in India".

Unlike conventional pacemakers that require chest incisions and wires to connect the device to the heart, this technology is delivered via a catheter, eliminating the need for surgical cuts or stitches, the statement added.

The elderly patient, who was suffering from chronic kidney disease, hypertension, and gout, had been experiencing

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