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Asia’s first “Live” liver donor gets successful high risk beating heart bypass surgery

Dr. Prateek Bhatnagar

He himself developed heart disease a couple of years later. He next underwent stenting in his coronary arteries in 2000, 2010 and 2012 at Pune. Coronary angiography showed multiple blocks in the stents, needing an urgent bypass surgery. Prateek Bhatnagar informed that the main issue in this surgery was the liver function.

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Auscultating Cardiac Surgery in the DR Congo

Global Cardiac Surgery

This centre has 2 operating rooms: one for open-heart surgery and another for neurosurgery. Once they returned in 2017, the team performed open heart surgeries on two patients (Ventricular Septal Defect and Mitral Valve Replacement).

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Hayden’s Legacy: A Safe Space for Grieving Families

Conquering CHD

Our son Hayden was born on March 12, 2012. Right after he was born, he was placed in my arms and I finally got to lock eyes with this amazing little boy who I already loved more than I knew my heart could handle. His delivery was perfect, born 5 hours from the time I was admitted to the hospital.