Rare heart surgery performed on two month old at KIMS

Metro India News | Hyderabad

Doctors at KIMS Cuddles, Kondapur performed a successful and complex surgery on a two-month-old infant diagnosed with a rare heart defect on Saturday. Dr. Aparna C, Head of Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) informed that the infant was brought with symptoms of breathing difficulty and signs of heart failure. An echocardiogram performed by Pediatric Cardiologist Dr. Sudeep Varma identified a rare condition known as ARCAPA (Anomalous Right Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery).

The medical team proceeded with an open-heart surgery. During the procedure, the right coronary artery was carefully detached from the pulmonary artery and reimplanted into the aorta. This restored the normal flow of oxygenated blood to the heart. Dr. Aparna noted that performing heart surgery on such young infants is challenging due to the small size of blood vessels and the complexity of maintaining blood circulation during the procedure.