Rare heart surgery performed on a Dextrocardia patient
2 years, 5 months ago

Rare heart surgery performed on a Dextrocardia patient

Deccan Chronicle  

Nellore: A Coronary Artery Bypass Graft was performed on a 47-year-old person whose heart is on the right side of the chest at Medicover Hospital in Nellore successfully. The patient identified as Tirupathi Reddy of Nellore is a rare case of Situs Inversus Totalis with dextrocardia in which all the right-sided organs are present on the left side and the left-sided organs of the body are present on the right side. The incidence of dextrocardia with situs inversus in the general population is 1 in 10,000, doctors said, adding that Dextrocardia patients seldom require CABG surgeries. The patient underwent off-pump beating heart CABG surgery, which is only the 14th such case worldwide by Dr. Trilok, cardiothoracic surgeon, and his team under the YSR Aarogyasri scheme, free of cost.

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Doctors From Delhi Perform Successful Open-Heart Surgeries In 'First-Of-Its-Kind' Procedure In Mizoram
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ABP News  

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