SIMS Hospitals Makes History with India’s First Keyhole Left Ventricle Tumour Removal
Chennai, December 10, 2025: SIMS Hospitals has successfully performed India’s first endoscopic removal of a left ventricular tumour, a rare keyhole cardiac surgery that avoids breastbone cutting. The minimally invasive procedure was done on a 45-year-old working woman diagnosed with a 1.6 × 1.5 cm mass inside the heart’s main pumping chamber. (L to R) Dr.Raju Sivasamy, Vice President, SIMS; Dr. A. Mohammed Ibrahim, Consultant – Cardiothoracic Surgery; Dr. V. V. Bashi, Director – Institute of Cardiac & Advanced Aortic Diseases Primary cardiac tumours make up just 0.6% of all cardiac surgeries, and left ventricular tumours are even rarer—seen in only 1 in 20–30 million people. Instead of the conventional sternotomy-based open-heart surgery, SIMS adopted an endoscopic approach using small rib-space incisions to access and remove the tumour. Press meet Youtube Video link 👇 The elective procedure eliminated the patient’s stroke risk and ensured a quick recovery. The su...