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Surgeons at a city-based hospital performed a rare cardiac surgery on a pregnant woman.

The victim who had no history of medical illness was taken to a local gynaecologist in a state of breathlessness. She was tested positive for hypovolemia and was admitted to the hospital.

Senior consultant cardiologist,Dr NK Sood diagnosed her with aortic dissection and recommended an urgent cardiac surgery. However, advanced pregnancy stage complicated the situation as radiological examination could harm the unborn child and could not be done.

Despite the risk, a team of doctors from, including senior consultant cardiac surgeon, Dr Sarju Ralhan, consultant cardiac anaesthetist, Dr Vivek Gupta, associate professor from department of gynaecology, Dr Ashima Taneja and assistant professor from department of paediatrics, Dr Siddharth Bhargava operated on her and performed a caesarean delivery in succession on the same day.

Dr Ralhan replaced the main heart artery called the aorta, without a CT Angiography by relying only on the ECHO test report and his own observation.

The procedure was a success and a caesarean baby was born through an operation conducted by Dr Ashima.

Commenting on the success story, chief cardiologist and coordinator Dr GS Wander said, "Considering the challenges in this surgery, we can say that doctors performed perfectly, which describes their expertise in the field and showcases their team work. The patient is on the passage of recovery and the baby, though still on ventilator at neonatology unit, is also expected to grow normally."

Source: Times of India