Hospital successfully performs high-risk surgery on woman with severe heart failure

Hospital successfully performs high risk surgery on woman with severe heart failure: Kauvery hospital, Vadapalani, performed a rare and high-risk aortic root surgery on a 31-year-old woman with severe heart failure, enabling her to plan future pregnancies safely without the need for lifelong blood thinners. The patient was admitted with advanced breathlessness and was found to have a leaking aortic valve and a massive enlargement of the ascending aorta, a life-threatening condition known as an aortic root aneurysm. Her heart's pumping function was also severely compromised, making the case critical. tnn