Gandhi Hospital Performs Mitral Valve Replacement On 51-Year-Old Woman
The patient, admitted with severe breathlessness, recovered after surgery and was taken off ventilator support the next day.
Doctors at Gandhi Hospital have successfully performed a mitral valve replacement on a 51-year-old woman. The patient, Rajamma, who was admitted with breathlessness, has recovered after surgery and is fit for discharge, the hospital said in a release.
The woman was experiencing shortness of breath even during routine activities and was classified under New York Heart Association Class III, indicating marked limitation of physical activity.
The department of cardiothoracic and vascular surgery (CTVS) performed the procedure on October 30. Doctors replaced the damaged mitral valve with a mechanical valve.
Following the surgery, she was successfully taken off ventilator support on the first postoperative day.
The surgical team was led by Dr G. Ravindra, professor and head of the CTVS department, along with Dr Y. Harshita, associate professor, and postgraduate super-speciality residents Dr Rajasekhar and Dr Phani Kumar Sharma.