SVIMS Doctors Successfully Perform High-Risk Heart Surgery on Critical Patient

Tirupati: Doctors at the Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences successfully performed a complex heart surgery on 44-year-old Syamala from Chinna Tayaru village, Chittoor district, saving her life. The Cardiothoracic Surgery team, led by Dr. Sri Satyavati, identified her critical condition, requiring immediate intervention. On admission, her heart rate was 190 beats per minute, her blood pressure dropped to 70/40 mmHg, and she showed signs of cardiogenic shock and acute renal failure. The medical team performed mitral and aortic valve replacements, along with aortic root enlargement due to the small size of her aortic valve.