Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Bihar Patient Receives Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery in Raipur
A 22-year-old man from Bihar was born with a small opening between two upper parts of his heart.
He had been waiting for treatment after visiting another cardiac institution in Raipur.
Doctors at Artemis Shanti Hospital examined him and decided that a smaller-incision operation was suitable for his condition.
They closed the opening through a cut about 4 cm long.
They did not need to cut his breastbone, and the reported blood loss was about 20 ml.
The hospital says this kind of operation is not right for every patient.
Doctors choose the approach after considering a patient’s heart, overall health and other clinical details.
The patient and his family felt relief after the successful procedure.
A 22-year-old patient from Bihar with a congenital atrial septal defect underwent surgery at Artemis Shanti Hospital in Raipur.
The hospital’s multidisciplinary heart team assessed him and selected minimally invasive surgery to close the defect.
Surgeons made an incision of approximately 4 cm without cutting through the breastbone.
The procedure resulted in about 20 ml of blood loss.
The hospital said the operation followed the launch of its cardiothoracic and vascular surgery programme, with its first procedure performed on August 25, 2026.
- Who
- A 22-year-old patient from Bihar and the multidisciplinary heart team at Artemis Shanti Hospital.
- What
- Minimally invasive surgery to close the patient’s atrial septal defect.
- When
- The surgery date is not stated. The report is dated October 8, and the hospital’s first CTVS procedure was reported as August 25, 2026.
- Where
- Artemis Shanti Hospital, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
- Why
- The patient had a congenital opening between the heart’s upper chambers, and the team determined surgery was an appropriate treatment.
- Patient
- 22-year-old from Bihar
- Condition
- Atrial septal defect (ASD), a congenital opening between the heart’s two upper chambers
- Treatment
- Minimally invasive surgical closure of the ASD
- Incision
- Approximately 4 cm; the breastbone was not cut
- Reported blood loss
- Around 20 ml
- Hospital
- Artemis Shanti Hospital, Raipur
- CTVS programme milestone
- The hospital said its first cardiothoracic and vascular surgery procedure took place on August 25, 2026