Cardiologists seek review of DGHS order banning re-use of single-use medical devices to reduce angioplasty costs

With an increasing proportion of the population requiring advanced cardiac interventions, making complex procedures affordable to ordinary patients has become a major challenge. Permitting the regulated re-use of select interventional devices, wherever scientifically proven safe, could help reduce treatment costs and extend the benefits of modern cardiac care to a wider section of the population, says Cardiological Society of India, Kerala chapter