Stanley’s cardiothoracic team performs complex surgeries under CMCHIS
The Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Government Stanley Medical College Hospital successfully performed two complex cardiac surgeries under the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme. One surgery involved the removal of a rare heart tumor from a 61-year-old woman, while the other was a mitral valve replacement for a 59-year-old man. Both patients are now stable and recovered well after their procedures, which were provided at no cost to them.
- ▪The surgeries were performed under the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS).
- ▪One patient had a left atrial myxoma removed, while the other underwent mitral valve replacement.
- ▪The advanced cardiac procedures would have cost approximately ₹18 lakh in private hospitals.
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The Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Government Stanley Medical College Hospital (SMCH) performed two complex life-saving cardiac surgeries under the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS). One of the surgeries was for removal of a rare left atrial myxoma, heart tumour, from a 61-year-old woman from Vyasarpadi.According to a press release, the patient underwent an open heart surgery for removal of the left atrial myxoma measuring 4.5 × 2.5 cm after presenting with longstanding breathing difficulty.Another patient, a 59-year-old labourer from Villupuram, underwent mitral valve replacement for severe mitral valve damage caused by infective endocarditis (heart valve infection).Both patients recovered well after surgery and are presently stable.
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