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AIIMS Guwahati Launches Cardiac Programme With Two Open-Heart Surgeries
AIIMS Guwahati has started a new programme for heart surgeries.
Doctors performed two open-heart operations on the same day.
One patient was a seven-year-old child.
The other was a 47-year-old woman.
Both had a birth-related heart problem involving a hole in the heart.
Doctors used a heart-lung machine during the operations.
The surgeries were led by Professor Colonel Dr Ashok Puranik.
The hospital hopes this programme will help people get treatment closer to home.
It plans to add more complex heart operations in the future.
AIIMS Guwahati began its cardiac surgery programme with two open-heart operations performed on the same day.
The patients were a seven-year-old child and a 47-year-old woman from Assam.
Both patients had congenital heart defects involving a hole in the heart.
The surgeries were conducted on September 8 under Professor Colonel Dr Ashok Puranik’s leadership.
The programme aims to provide advanced cardiac care closer to people in the Northeast and adjoining states.
- Who
- Doctors at AIIMS Guwahati, led by Professor Colonel Dr Ashok Puranik, operated on a seven-year-old child and a 47-year-old woman from Assam.
- What
- AIIMS Guwahati launched its cardiac surgery programme by successfully performing two open-heart surgeries in one day.
- Where
- At the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Guwahati in Guwahati, Assam.
- When
- The surgeries were performed on September 8; the official release was reported on Thursday.
- Why
- The programme is intended to provide advanced cardiac care closer to residents of the Northeast and adjoining states and reduce travel to distant treatment centres.
Key facts
- Institution
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Guwahati
- Programme
- Cardiac Surgery Programme
- Surgeries
- Two open-heart surgeries performed in one day
- Patients
- A seven-year-old child and a 47-year-old woman from Assam
- Condition
- Congenital heart defects involving a hole in the heart
- Surgery date
- September 8
- Future plans
- Expansion to coronary artery bypass surgery and other advanced cardiac procedures
Quotes
AIIMS Guwahati official release
Official statement issued by AIIMS Guwahati
“In the near future, the institute plans to further expand the programme to include coronary artery bypass surgery and other advanced cardiac surgical procedures, thereby strengthening its comprehensive cardiac care services.”
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“This landmark initiative was made possible through the collective efforts of the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery under the leadership of Prof Vineet Mahajan.”
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