PA banding Pulmonary artery banding (PAB) is a simple surgical technique to reduce pulmonary overcirculation in some congenital heart disease.The heart is separated into 4 chambers. Deoxygenated blood enters into the right chambers of the heart and continues through the pulmonary arteries to be oxygenated in the lungs. Oxygenated blood returns into the left side of the heart and out…
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[su_tabs] [su_tab title="Arterial switches"] The Jatene procedure, or arterial switch, is an open heart surgical procedure used to correct dextro-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA).D-Transposition of the great vessels is a congenital cardiac anomaly in which the aorta arises from the right ventricle, and the pulmonary artery arises from the left ventricle. Desaturated venous blood returning from the peripheral tissue…
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Correction of Ebstein’s Anomaly Ebstein’s anomaly presents with a spectrum of congenital abnormalities of the tricuspid valve and the right ventricle.The abnormality of the tricuspid valve leads to tricuspid regurgitation. The degree of tricuspid regurgitation is variable, ranging from mild to severe regurgitation.Presentation is often between the ages of 10 and 30 years but can present at various stages of…
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Minimally invasive heart surgery (also called keyhole surgery) is performed through small incisions, sometimes using specialized surgical instruments. The incision used for minimally invasive heart surgery is about 3 to 4 inches instead of the 6- to 8-inch incision required for traditional surgery. The traditional heart surgery procedure Open heart surgery is typically done through a vertical cut placed over…
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Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon
Dr Sajan Koshy MS MCh is currently heading the unit of Paediatric & Congenital heart surgery at Aster Medicity. Prior to joining Aster, he was working as senior consultant and head of the department of paediatric cardiac surgery at MIMS Calicut. He started his professional career from alleppey medical college in 1988. He also functioned as a co- convener in first and second symposia on perioperative care of congenital heart disease held in Kochi in the year 2002 and 2004 respectively & as the scientific committee chairman for the national CME of cardio thoracic surgery held at Calicut in September 2007. He has Conducted many lectures in all the districts of North Kerala for the benefit of medical professional bodies to create awareness about congenital heart disease.
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December :9/2016