SIMS Hospitals Successfully Conducts Lifesaving Rare Complex Cardiac and Aortic Disorder Surgeries
ICAD Team at SIMS Hospitals conducts a successful lifesaving staged procedure for complex cardiac and aortic disorder in an elderly US based NRI Performs coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) on a beating heart, followed by stenting of the aorta Chennai, August 10, 2023: ICAD (Institute of Cardiac and Aortic Disorders) team at SIMS Hospitals, Vadapalani, successfully treated a rare cardiac cause of hoarseness of voice and breathing difficulty in a 66-year-old man (US based NRI) through multiple complex surgical interventions. The team headed by Dr. V V Bashi, Director & Senior Consultant (ICAD), performed a coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) on a beating heart, followed by stenting of the aorta in a staged procedure, thus not just adding years to the patients life, but adding life to his years! Other members of the team included Dr. Aju Jacob (Senior Cardiac anesthetist), Dr. K. Murali (Interventional Radiologist), Dr. Mohammed Idhrees (Cardiovascular &...