Hybrid coronary surgery conducted
The Hindu
Hybrid coronary revascularization (HCR) as an alternative to traditional coronary artery bypass surgery was conducted at the Apollo Hospitals here. The minimally invasive surgery is combined with an a
Hybrid coronary revascularization (HCR) as an alternative to traditional coronary artery bypass surgery was conducted at the Apollo Hospitals here. The minimally invasive surgery is combined with an angioplasty to achieve better outcomes, the doctors here said.
Two surgeries - one on a 40-year-old man from Pudukottai and another on a 75-year-old man from Musiri - were performed and the patients were discharged in four days after recovery.
Kader Sahib, interventional cardiologist at the hospital along with his team of doctors including cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon, Srikanth Bhumana, cardiac anaesthetists Rohini Mayur Balaji and S. Saravanan conducted the surgeries.