Delhi: Woman with rare genetic disease undergoes heart surgery for blood vessel replacement

A 23-year-old woman with Marfan syndrome, a rare genetic disorder, was treated by doctors at a private hospital in Delhi who replaced a replace a ball-sized blood vessel.

Doctors at a private hospital here performed a heart surgery on a 23-year-old patient, suffering from a rare genetic disease, to replace a ball-sized blood vessel.

The patient's brothers were found to have heart issues and her mother had undergone a heart surgery almost 15 years ago.