A special team of cardiothoracic surgeons (CTVS) led by Dr Suvakant Biswal from CARE Hospitals performed a rare simultaneous Coronary Artery Bypass surgery, a surgical procedure to restore normal blood flow to an obstructed coronary artery and Carotid Endarterectomy on a 70 year-old patient who was diagnosed with triple vessel disease, an extreme form of coronary artery disease.
The patient, Jhulia Samal was admitted to the hospital post diagnosis of a triple vessel disease with a significant left main coronary artery disease with 90 per cent stenosis. Speaking on the surgery, Dr Suvakant Biswal, Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgeon, CARE Hospitals said, “This case was very rare and distinctive to us. We took quick calls post consultation with the Cardiac Anesthesia team and neurologist.