Media Release
Mangalore, May 6: A 12-year-old girl was suffering from breathing difficulty while playing. She was evaluated and found to have a hole in the heart - ventricular septal defect (VSD). VSDs were earlier closed by open heart surgery. For the first time in Mangalore, the VSD was closed in the Cathlab with a button like device made of Nitinol.
Doctors at AJ Hospital completed this procedure successfully and the patient is recovering well.
This is a first of its kind case in this region.
The procedure was done by Dr Prem Alva, consultant paediatric cardiologist, AJ Hospital & Research Centre and was assisted by cardiac anaesthesiologist Dr Gururaj Tanthry. The procedure was done free of cost to the patient.
For further details of the case Dr Prem Alva can be contacted at 9611125844.
AJ Hospital & Research Centre is a major referral centre for Mangalore and surrounding regions and has performed complex cardiac procedures and surgeries with excellent results. AJ Hospital has achieved many a milestones by conducting various rare surgeries and procedures.