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The LHINC Cath lab is capable of handling every type of interventional cardiology procedure, with the advantage of its biplane system, it has the unique capability of performing interventional procedures in less time with the advantage of using far lesser contrast than in a routine single plane cath lab, such a facility is rare, this being the first in South Asia, and even as late as December, 2007, there were only 8 such labs in the United States [http://www.lufkindailynews.com/hp/content/business/stories/2007/12/23/hospital.html The improved technology translates to quicker, more efficient angioplasty procedures and a substantial decrease in the load of contrast the patient needs to be given for almost every procedure. This is of great benefit in patients with acute and chronic renal failure and may decrease the incidence of renal failure secondary to contrast nephropathy.
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