Gandhi Hospital team successfully performs complex mitral valve replacement

A multidisciplinary team at Hyderabad's state-run Gandhi Hospital successfully performed a complex open-heart mitral valve replacement on a 51-year-old woman suffering from severe valve disease and heart failure. Doctors said she recovered well after surgery and is fit for discharge.

Hyderabad: A multi-disciplinary team of specialists at the state-run Gandhi Hospital on Wednesday announced successful completion of an open-heart complex Mitral Valve Replacement (MVR) on a 51-year-old woman.

The patient, Rajamma, was admitted to the Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery (CTVS) department with severe mitral valve disease, which means that the mitral valve, one of the four main valves of the heart, was badly damaged.

---

The woman was suffering from severe shortness of breath and her heart was failing severely; as a result, her routine daily activities were fully restricted, doctors said. Following pre-operative evaluations and investigations, Rajamma underwent surgery on October 30, and the surgical team replaced her diseased native valve with a 27 mm mechanical mitral valve.

Following the surgery, Rajamma was shifted to the ICU and was managed on ventilation. Demonstrating a swift recovery, she was successfully extubated on the first day after surgery.

Follow-up tests confirmed excellent surgical outcomes, and the patient is fit for discharge.

The surgical team was led by Prof and Head, CT Surgery, Dr G Ravindra, Cardiology team by Head, Cardiology, Prof Dr Ravi Srinivas; and Anaesthesia by Associate Professor Dr M Adam Mohan and their respective teams.