Hyderabad: 29-year-old techie’s heart stopped for two hours for a successful heart surgery

The software engineer from Hyderabad with a rare congenital heart condition successfully undergoes a robotic cardiac surgery at KIMS Hospital, Kondapur; robotic procedure lasts over five hours

Hyderabad: A 29-year-old software engineer from Hyderabad with a rare congenital heart condition successfully underwent a robotic cardiac surgery at KIMS Hospital, Kondapur.

The surgery entailed the patient’s heart to be stopped for two hours, while he was put on cardiopulmonary bypass, commonly known as the heart-lung machine, which temporarily takes over the function of the patient’s heart.

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The patient got admitted to the KIMS when he began experiencing extreme fatigue and was unable to play badminton as usual. Robotic technique was used to close the defect and the procedure lasted over five hours. Only a small incision was made in the chest, through which the robotic arms were inserted to perform the repair.

The patient recovered quickly and was discharged within a week, Dr Nisarga, Chief Cardiac Surgeon, KIMS Kondapur, said. Chief Interventional Cardiologist Dr Ravikumar Aluri, Cardiac Surgeon Dr Vineeth, Cardiac Anaesthesiologists Dr Divya and Dr Gorintha Manoah and others were involved.