Lucknow: King George’s Medical University (KGMU) has introduced ‘Advanced Conduction System Pacing’, a new pacemaker method, which helps the heart beat in a more natural way for patients who need a permanent device.During a special session organised by the cardiology department, doctors implanted three pacemakers using the new method. The procedures were carried out by Dr Ayush Shukla who explained that in the conventional method, the pacemaker wire is placed in the lower right chamber of the heart. Although it corrects a slow heart rate, it does not follow the heart’s normal electrical pathway and may, over time, affect pumping efficiency and increase the risk of heart failure in some patients. In the new technique, the wire is placed within the heart’s natural electrical network, allowing the chambers to beat in better coordination and supporting improved long-term heart function. Dr Shukla described it as an advance in rhythm treatment because it maintains the heart’s normal contraction pattern. The procedure is expected to benefit patients with complete heart block, those who need lifelong pacemakers, people with weak heart function, younger patients requiring long-term support, and individuals at risk of heart failure due to conventional pacing. KGMU vice chancellor Prof Soniya Nityanand congratulated the cardiology team for advancing patient care and cardiac sciences.
