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MGM Healthcare Achieves India’s First LVAD Implant in Nearly 80-Year-Old Heart Failure Patient
Chennai, May 21, 2026: In a landmark achievement in advanced cardiac care, MGM Healthcare has successfully implanted a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD), a mechanical heart pump, in a nearly 80-year-old retired Chennai resident suffering from advanced heart failure along with multiple co-morbidities, including low blood pressure, worsening kidney function and lung congestion. L-R: Dr. Rajesh Ratanlal Agarwal, Medical Director, Dr. Suresh Rao K G, Co- Director- Institute of Heart and Lung Transplant & Mechanical Circulatory Support, Patient and Dr. K R Balakrishnan, Chairman- Cardiac Sciences, Director- Institute of Heart and Lung Transplant & Mechanical Circulatory Support at MGM Healthcare. The patient had been battling severe left ventricular systolic heart failure, a condition in which the left ventricle of the heart becomes too weak to pump sufficient blood to the body. Due to the deteriorating condition, he frequently experienced severe breathlessness and require...