Surgeons of K S Hegde Hospital perform complex cardiac procedure saving man’s life

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Mangaluru, 15 Mar 2021: The surgeons of K S Hegde Hospital, here performed complex cardiac surgery on 56-year-old male patient from Haveri district, Karnataka with severe breathing difficulty of sudden onset was evaluated by the Cardiologists and diagnosed to have multiple heart problems which included coronary artery disease, ventricular septal rupture post myocardial infarction, huge left ventricular aneurysm, severe mitral regurgitation, and severe left ventricular dysfunction. His heart was functioning only 20 percent of normal. This is a complex condition requiring urgent surgical procedure to rectify them.

 

 

A team led by cardiac surgeons Dr M Gopalakrishnan and Dr Nareshchand Hegde H and cardiac anaesthesiologist Dr Manjunath Kamath performed a major high risk cardiac surgery involving combined Surgical Ventricular Restoration (SVR), mitral valve repair, Ventricular Septal Defect repair and Bypass graft. Intensive post-operative care was managed by the same team along with the Intensivist Dr Naresh Rai after which, the patient recovered well and is discharged in stable condition.

 

Such complex procedures are rarely attempted since they carry a very high mortality of 70 percent. This is one of the first such surgeries successfully undertaken in this part of the country. 

 

Medical Superintendent Major (Dr) Shivakumar Hiremath added that this hospital is well equipped with a comprehensive cardiac care unit including cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, anaesthesiologists, intensivists, perfusionists and well experienced nursing staff to handle such complicated cases.