Doctors at Health City Hospital have performed the first scarless complex Fontan procedure in Northeast India using a transcatheter interventional technique, marking a major advancement in pediatric cardiac care.
The procedure is used to treat single-ventricle physiology, a congenital heart defect where the heart has only one functional pumping chamber. Unlike traditional open-heart surgery, this minimally invasive approach avoids chest opening, leading to reduced trauma and faster recovery.
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