Muscat – In an important step towards providing the best possible care for patients of cardiovascular diseases, a specialised medical team at the National Heart Center at the Royal Hospital performed eight complex operations. They used the unique Orbital Atherectomy Technique (OCT) for the first time in Oman.

Dr. Adel Ali al Jabri, consultant in interventional cardiology and catheterisation at the NCCMS, told Oman News Agency (ONA) that this service, first introduced in June 2022, showed encouraging results that prompted the medical team to continue using it to treat patients suffering from complex arterial blockages.

He added that OCT complements the orbital motion deep calcification technology, as it provides high-resolution images of blood vessels, which helps doctors diagnose arterial blockages more accurately and choose the appropriate treatment for each patient.