Rare Cardiac Procedure Performed Successfully by Doctors in Hyderabad by Hannah Joy on January 20, 2021 at 10:42 AM
A 20-year-old who was diagnosed with aortic dissection and Marfan Syndrome was successfully treated by the doctors at Medicover Hospitals in Hyderabad. The doctors performed a critical and rare cardiac procedure called Frozen Elephant Trunk (FET).
The procedure was conducted on a male student from Nagpur by Dr Pramod Reddy, cardiovascular thoracic surgeon, and cardiac team led by Dr. Sharath Reddy at Medicover Hosiptals, by replacing half of the aorta from the aortic root by using new technique called FET.
According to Dr Pramod Reddy , chief cardiothoracic and aortic surgeon, aortic dissection is a medical emergency in which the inner layer of the large blood vessel branching off the heart (aorta) tears and the patient presents with severe chest or upper back pain that radiates to the neck or down the back, loss of consciousness and short
Doctors at Hyderabad hospital perform rare cardiac procedure
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Hyderabad, Jan 19 : Doctors at Medicover Hospitals in Hyderabad performed a critical and rare cardiac procedure called Frozen Elephant Trunk (FET) on a 20-year-old with aortic dissection and Marfan Syndrome, an inherited disorder that affects the connective tissue.
The procedure was conducted on a male student from Nagpur by Dr Pramod Reddy, cardiovascular thoracic surgeon, and cardiac team led by Dr. Sharath Reddy at Medicover Hosiptals, by replacing half of the aorta from the aortic root by using new technique called FET.